If you do the tapping the spring method use the bit of the spring nearest the brake bolt, BITD we called the bar of metal used as the blunt tool a "drift". Don't use a screwdriver as it will dig into the spring.
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If you do the tapping the spring method use the bit of the spring nearest the brake bolt, BITD we called the bar of metal used as the blunt tool a "drift". Don't use a screwdriver as it will dig into the spring.