How to free up siezed brakes?
Discussion
Hello everybody!
Plank that I am, I have negelected my poor Mini for over 2 years!!!! It hasn't moved (I turned the engine over every so foten, fortuneately!), sat languishing at the back of the garage and as a result, the brakes have seized solid.
How can I free them off? I was thinking tie a tow rope to the back of my mate's transit, and drag it forward? Any easier/better ways???
I will be rebuilding the whole braking system before she goes back on the road (assuming this irritation known as 'work' allows me some free time to finish everything else I need to do and can start work on the Mini), so not too worried if I mak knacker the drums etc, but I'd rather avoid damaging anything if possible...
Cheers!
Plank that I am, I have negelected my poor Mini for over 2 years!!!! It hasn't moved (I turned the engine over every so foten, fortuneately!), sat languishing at the back of the garage and as a result, the brakes have seized solid.
How can I free them off? I was thinking tie a tow rope to the back of my mate's transit, and drag it forward? Any easier/better ways???
I will be rebuilding the whole braking system before she goes back on the road (assuming this irritation known as 'work' allows me some free time to finish everything else I need to do and can start work on the Mini), so not too worried if I mak knacker the drums etc, but I'd rather avoid damaging anything if possible...
Cheers!
miniman said:
Stick it in gear and turn it over?
As long as that won't shag the starter, I'll give that a try...
CarMac said:
Take the wheels off.....place nuts back on the studs....jam a bar between two of them and apply moderate turning force while banging around the outside of the drum with a copper mallet !
If the starter doesn't work, I'll try this!
Cheers Guys, I'll have a bash tommorrow and see what happens...
Have a bash?! :O
Easy tiger!!
Don't forget you will need to drive and brake it HARD to stop it seizing again... and I'd thoroughly recommend replacing pads... mine's been standing for 6 months and getting it back in commission is involving living with brillo noises from the discs/pads, until next week when it goes in to the garage for a bit of pampering and replacement of bits pre MoT.
Easy tiger!!
Don't forget you will need to drive and brake it HARD to stop it seizing again... and I'd thoroughly recommend replacing pads... mine's been standing for 6 months and getting it back in commission is involving living with brillo noises from the discs/pads, until next week when it goes in to the garage for a bit of pampering and replacement of bits pre MoT.
Christabel said:
Have a bash?! :O
Easy tiger!!
Don't forget you will need to drive and brake it HARD to stop it seizing again... and I'd thoroughly recommend replacing pads... mine's been standing for 6 months and getting it back in commission is involving living with brillo noises from the discs/pads, until next week when it goes in to the garage for a bit of pampering and replacement of bits pre MoT.
Easy tiger!!
Don't forget you will need to drive and brake it HARD to stop it seizing again... and I'd thoroughly recommend replacing pads... mine's been standing for 6 months and getting it back in commission is involving living with brillo noises from the discs/pads, until next week when it goes in to the garage for a bit of pampering and replacement of bits pre MoT.
No worries there mate, I don't plan on re-using any of the current brake components! I've got some MG Metro calipers to fit (after I recodition them) and I plan on fitting all new minifins an backplates at the rear, with goodridge hoses all round!
I'll probably fit new brake lines as well, while I'm at it!
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