[Mart]

Thanks for the feedback fellas.
UPDATE:
I had a scrap pair of loppers and modified them into a pair of brake spring pliers. They work great!
Brake spring pliers are not common over here, until they were mentioned in this post I had not thought of them.

I also improvised a strap to protect the brake surface and give the pliers something to pull against.

So thanks for the heads up.

These will probably be shown in one of my videos but here are some screen grabs for now.

I might yet be able to scrounge up some good used springs, but at least I can get these stiff repro ones on and off now.

Thanks again.

Mart.