If I remember, It's been a long time since I did mine, The 61 00
tool is just a hook so any good strong hook tool will work. The
other one is a bit different. It has to push down on the small
coil spring and then turn it to disengage and later engage the
hook in the back plate. I seem to remember finding the right size
philips screwdriver so the point would fit part way into the top
of the spring and one of the crosscuts engaged the hook rod that
goes through the middle of the spring. Then you can push and turn
the spring. Access is of course through a lug bolt hole in the
flange. It all makes sense when you get a look at one of those
springs.
Too small a screwdriver and it slides past the bent rod and gets
stuck in the spring without compressing it and too large and it
won't stay in the top of the spring or turn the spring.
I guess you could also make a tool by taking a flat screwdriver
and grinding the blade off at each side of the front blade edge
leaving a center piece that fits into the spring and the
shoulders sit on the top edge of the spring to push with. Kind of
like the quick and dirty pic attached.
MG
Larry Turner via Mercedes wrote:
Is there a MB Tool? I looked at 43-0530 which call for 2 spring tools:
112 589 09 61 00 and 116 589 01 62 00 - I know next to nothing about
Special MB Tools but perhaps someone has some info?
Good luck!
Larry
On 12/23/2017 8:53 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote:
I think i tried using brake spring pliers but failed. i tried lots of
things, but nothing worked. It took a lot of time. I could not find
any way to do it that seemed reasonable.
Max Dillon via Mercedes <mailto:[email protected]>
December 23, 2017 at 7:05 AM
I'll second the vice grips recommendation. I think I clamped the end
of the spring with the vice grips, and then it was just brute force.
I tried to figure out a way to lever the vice grips with a screw
driver, but failed.
I believe the official shop tool is a hooked handle.
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