RichR
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Registered: 17th Oct 01
Location: Waterhouses, Staffordshire
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My cars been stood for 8 weeks on the drive, checked every week or so by my dad - not fired up but I took all the necessary precautions knowing it was gonna be left
came abck today and put everything back together - battery, spot opf oil, prewarmed sparkies - everything you're supposed to but the drivers side front wheel is jammed - I'm assuming its the brake disk/pads welded together
whats the best way of releasing them - other than a rebuild which is whats happening tomorrow otherwise?
I dont mind doing the work if I have to - but its foOKin freezin - just wondered if there were any quick methods
Plus is it worth putting new pads on? ( they're new as of May)
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Ryan_G1
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Registered: 29th Aug 05
Location: East Ayrshire
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Just drive it
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X 60RSA
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Registered: 20th Aug 01
Location: Lincoln
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Give it some hammer, should free off, the pistons might want taking out and cleaning up tho, depending on the age of the car.........could help.
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RichR
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Registered: 17th Oct 01
Location: Waterhouses, Staffordshire
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just drive it - when its jamemd in position and wont turn around? I dont mean I cant take the wheel off - I mean it wont turn round
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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yeh just drive it. Normally frees it up.
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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6k 1st gear dump the clutch
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5chaap2k
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Registered: 20th Apr 05
Location: Schiedam, Netherlands
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jack it up, hit the discs 1 time each wit a rubber hammer  i used a regular hammer but i dont know if that's good for the discs 
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RichR
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Registered: 17th Oct 01
Location: Waterhouses, Staffordshire
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turned out to be rear drums as well as front - Ive stripped down and rebuilt them all - working fine now - but its foOKin cold outside!!!
the rear drums were a right mess so new drums on as well - not bad - 10 o'clock -1o'clock, outside rebuilding the lot, new drums, shoes, pads on the front
just got clean my mouldy seats now - never leaving a car 8 weeks again!
oh and to those that said drive it- it wouldnt - I tired all aday yesterday and this morning;
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Gavin
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: West Midlands
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam-D
6k 1st gear dump the clutch
brute force method.... i like 
pew pew pew pewwwww
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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ave it 
worked on mine when i went into hospital
and couldnt drive for 9 weeks
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