Brake caliper refurb

[markm]

It would seems after nearly 3 yrs off the road my rear brake calipers have seized and are binding on the discs.

Where is the best place to them and the fronts refurbed as a winter project, or is a DIY project

[Nine One One]

Classic Car Automotive, if you do a search on here, plenty of satisfied owners for their service

https://www.ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewt ... ve#p528814

[coomo]

i do my own.Depends really on whether they need vapour/bead cleaning.If not, a zip wheel and some elbow grease.Its a weekend job.Then depending if you want to replate etc.

[markm]

Coomo, its more about getting the pistons moving again. The rears seem to work but then dont slacken off to let the wheel spin, they are binding against the disk, so i assumed the pistons need resealing/ greasing

[DEEMAN]

How old are the brake hoses. They can deterioate inside and not let the fluid return.

[coomo]

Coomo, its more about getting the pistons moving again. The rears seem to work but then dont slacken off to let the wheel spin, they are binding against the disk, so i assumed the pistons need resealing/ greasing

Get some WD40 in between pads let it soak.Big piece of wood and hammer,to get rim moving.If that fails, wheel off brake line off,and drive calipers apart with pry bar.Seals will probably be ok, but if you have to refurb not worth reusing.

[Ian Comerford]

I use one of these to exercise the pistons fully once a year

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/disc-br ... -0---65mm/