Handbrake pad helper springs

[wotsisname]

I believe it's fairly common to fit a spring on the handbrake adjuster rod to help push the pads off the disk.
Am I correct and is it worthwhile?
What spec should the spring be? Or better still where's a good source
Thanks
Adrian

[MarkDa]

Arguably it's the small centralizing strips behind the pads that pull them back off the disc. But if the arms themselves don't move back contact can continue so yes a compression spring between them around the adjusting rod makes sense.
Any spring the right length would do but the usual suspects should carry them.

[JonB]

viewtopic.php?f=42&t=44448

Might be pertinent at this juncture...

[wotsisname]

Thanks, both. That link was a very useful read as I hadn't quite grasped the full purpose of the centralising strips.
Adrian

[MarkDa]

Well researched Jon - I see that I contributed to that thread.
But as I've just said elsewhere my memory isn't what it was!

[JonB]

No research needed Mark, I had it as a shortcut in my browser. Every time I find a thread of use to me I save a link to it.

[MarkDa]

You're just too damn organised for my liking!