daveoman1966 3,758 #1 Posted July 27, 2016 The foot pedal return spring (# 6-14) often breaks on these and is IMPOSSIBLE to replace it. A simpler solution is to mount a return spring to the outside of the hoodstand tunnel...as in these pics. Just drill a 1/8" hole (rod # 6-23) about 6" from the end and put a cotter pin in that hole,... bend it over on the back. (careful of the hyd lines). Locate a screen-door or similar 3/8 to 1/2" dia spring and cut to about 4", bending a loop at both ends. Hook one end of the spring into the existing 1/2" dia hole in the hoodstand and stretch it out to hook the opposite end into the eye of the cotter pin. PRESTO..... pedal returns like it should when bringing the tractor to the neutral position. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chip61 664 #2 Posted July 28, 2016 Good suggestion-much better than the bungee cord I have on my brake pedal!!! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,291 #3 Posted July 28, 2016 When I got my C-160 that spring was broken. I managed to find another of the correct spring. After spending a few hours trying to figure out how to install it with out taking most of the tractor apart, I did almost the exact same thing Dave did. Throw some red paint on it and all is good! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
m14708 0 #4 Posted October 12 Just replaced the brake return spring on a 1977 c120 auto... found the spring locally at Daves parts in Goodyear Pa.. p/n 1230... took me over 2 hours to replace.. what a pain in the @%&@@.. finally removed the bolt from the cam plate and vise gripped it still.. then used a spring hook to engage spring.. very limited work space and hard to see bolt hookup at the bottom.. but it works good.. spring was 2 bucks. Daves place is awesome... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
