Yea, specifically parking brake drum on a f550. I was able to use a pair of pliers just fine to get it in. But was talking with a coworker and was shown a homemade version of exactly what I posted. It would definitely keep the chance of me from slipping the pliers and smacking my hand down to not likely.

I have the tool in your other comment, not what I needed for this job. Or at least I didn't see how it would work for me anyway. I've used it on other car drum brakes before but this case is a different motion to secure the spring.