I bought a tool that looks like a screw driver and hooks onto the springs and tightens down to grab and stretch them on and off for drum brakes. I had never seen one before and don't know how I ever lived with out it. It works very nicely. Take a photo or draw a detailed diagram of the drum brakes before you disassemble them, do one side at a time so you have a real reference too, there are subtle little tricks to the way they go back together. Also, if you plan on bleeding the brakes, a very good idea, flush the old fluid and use new, release the pressure in the system before you re-assemble the shoes. From experience I have blown out the wheel cylinders jockeying the shoes back and forth into position. Good luck, its alot of fun and swearing!