Nope. It helps to have some kind of a hook, though, to pull springs.
And a sharpened dowel to staunch the flow of brake fluid if you're
replacing the cylinders.

I have a J. C Whitneys spark plug boot removal tool from years ago
that's like a screwdriver with a sharp point and bent in kind of a
right-angled hook. Couldn't live without it for jobs like brakes.

Jim

On Friday, November 14, 2003, at 06:04 PM, Don Spence wrote:

> Anything not found in a "usual " tool box needed to replace the rear
> brake
> shoes?  83 wbx
> TIA
>