Gregory Bender

Disc brake spring tensioner tool

Moto Guzzi V700, V7 Special, Ambassador, 850 GT, 850 GT California, Eldorado, and 850 California Police models

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Thanks to Ralf Brinkmann for sending me this information in a private e-mail. In Ralf's own words:

Tool is home made by hand with iron saw and a file set.

Parts list:

The inner diameter of the 20 mm washer is 21 mm, one of the 50 mm × 5 mm flat iron has a hole with 11.5 mm diameter the other hole I did file to 26 mm diameter (On standard threading the pitch is omitted usually in Germany)

Photo courtesy of Ralf Brinkmann.

Tool for tensioning the disc brake spring.
Tool for tensioning the disc brake spring.

Photo courtesy of Ralf Brinkmann.

Tool for tensioning the disc brake spring.
Tool for tensioning the disc brake spring.

Photo courtesy of Ralf Brinkmann.

Tool for tensioning the disc brake spring.
Tool for tensioning the disc brake spring.

Photo courtesy of Ralf Brinkmann.

Tool for tensioning the disc brake spring.
Tool for tensioning the disc brake spring.

Photo courtesy of Ralf Brinkmann.

Tool for tensioning the disc brake spring.
Tool for tensioning the disc brake spring.

Photo courtesy of Ralf Brinkmann.

Tool for tensioning the disc brake spring.
Tool for tensioning the disc brake spring.

Photo courtesy of Ralf Brinkmann.

Tool for tensioning the disc brake spring.
Tool for tensioning the disc brake spring.

Photo courtesy of Ralf Brinkmann.

Tool for tensioning the disc brake spring.
Tool for tensioning the disc brake spring.

Photo courtesy of Ralf Brinkmann.

One last note to Wirth springs

My theory: the narrow windings of the spring must point to the top - not into the bottom sleeve. The Wirth spring has little or no clearance to the bottom sleeve. If you put the narrow windings into the bottom sleeve due to the strong friction you will loose much of the smooth response.