I made up a tool that will work in removing the Brake shoes of my 66 Dart. Its basically a rod with a slot on the end push it thru the center of the hold down spring push in and turn while holding the tab in back of the back plate and it worked.
Thanks for your expertise went to Napa and bought a Napa hold down kit Part # 80412 had to ad a washer because the back plate hole was a bit to big and it did work.
Yeap i did cuss for about an hour finally gave up and did mess up one of the springs didn't come of. Do you know if they can be replaced with the rod washer type
These are different I have taken of the type with the washer of before. These I have never seen they are spring type rod a can take a picture later today.
Dumb question how in the heck does one take the rear brake shoes of. Can not figure out how to remove the spring like rod that holds the shoe to the back plate. Shoes are on a 66 Dart 170