front drum brake return springs Bendix

[timwiller]

bottom line...are both upper return springs each the same size? i found a spring kit that that has them equal in size and they don't match whats on now. shorter , longer, weaker, stronger? my TSM gives no info on differences.

are primary spring, secondary spring , stronger or weaker ?..or does it matter? i should know this but i haven't worked on them in a decade.

all insight welcome.

much obliged folks..

[tgreese]

The two top return springs are the same. I'd suggest you throw away all the old springs and use new. Spring kits are cheap for the Bendix brakes.

https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/jeep,1966,j-3600,5.3l+327cid+v8,1493241,brake+&+wheel+hub,drum+brake+hardware+kit,1752

Look them up in the parts book. https://oljeep.com/edge_parts_man.html 62-73 J-series, group 8.008-1.

[timwiller]

springs

thanks man! the old ones in place are weaker in front than the back. after 20 years i still find odds and ends on the beast. no telling what POs have been up to.