Dave, take off the caliper, and rebuild it. (new rubbers, new pistons).
You don't need to separate the halves, although I'm sure there are plenty
of reasons to do / not do that in the archives.
The rubber seals around the pistons are what stops the brake from locking
on. There should be nominal drag when they are OK, but not enough to lock
the wheel.
On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 8:14 PM, Dave <dave@ranteer.com> wrote:
> car sat for some years. when I pulled it onto the trailer, the front left
> was locked up. when the winch pulled it up the trailer, it released it so
> that it turned, and then rolled off the trailer into my garage.
>
> bled the brakes, pumped it and it locked. brake pedal was rock hard; no
> movement.
>
> replaced the front left hose which obviously means lots of brake fluid
> leaked out (yes, I had a tray and caught it), and I hit the disc brake with
> a mallet and it loosened it enough so that I could spin the wheel
> (grudgingly).
>
> I have not rebled or refilled yet; I am also going to replace the front
> right hose.
>
> my question - looks like probably the disc brake is the problem; can I
> take it off, lubricate it or something? is there anything I can do short
> of replacing it? or is that my best option?
>
> thanks!
>
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