Ford Fiesta (1989 - 1995) - 95 1.1 Rear brakes siezed

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Thu 2 Apr 2009 11:53
95 1.1 Rear brakes siezed - Ady2009
Hi guys

Does anyone know of any quick tricks to free of seized brakes on a 1995 fiesta. I left the car on my drive with the hand brake on back in August last year and the brakes have seized on solid.

I have tried driving the car back and forward a few times but no luck, it just drags the wheel.

Cheers
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Thu 2 Apr 2009 12:49
95 1.1 Rear brakes siezed - Collos25
You could try towing it normally works if not its a strip down job.
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Thu 2 Apr 2009 13:34
95 1.1 Rear brakes siezed - Dynamic Dave
Remove wheels and give the drums several clouts with a rubber hammer or block of wood.
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Thu 2 Apr 2009 21:18
95 1.1 Rear brakes siezed - bell boy
as dd says but use a proper big hammer
just hit them on the toughest part
to be honest if it has steel rims just smack it in the middle of the wheel nuts
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Fri 3 Apr 2009 00:07
95 1.1 Rear brakes siezed - bathtub tom
>>to be honest if it has steel rims just smack it in the nuts

Has this any connection to the goats gonads cost of a '90 Escort wheel bearing? ;>)

Oh how we missed you BB.
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Fri 3 Apr 2009 00:29
95 1.1 Rear brakes siezed - piston power
Take off handbrake and waggle handbrake cables, then with the wheels off the floor smack the drum with a big metal hammer and try to turn it..

Put the wheel's back on and use these to turn the drums, remove the 4x bolts from back of the stub axle and remove the drums for inspection.

Check wheel cylinders for been seized pistons and for leaks, also check handbrake cables too.
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Sat 4 Apr 2009 22:42
95 1.1 Rear brakes siezed - peter973
Does anyone know of any quick tricks to free of seized brakes on a 1995
fiesta. I left the car on my drive with the hand brake on back in
August last year and the brakes have seized on solid.
I have tried driving the car back and forward a few times but no luck
it just drags the wheel.


Mirrors thread I had.

I had a similiar problem with seized rear brake which wouldn't free even after hitting with big rubber mallet, then tried hammer with block of wood, then tried towing car !!

Had to use a hammer, it's the SHOCK that breaks the rust, which is seizing it up.

See this thread:
Seized brakes - Tricks to get car moving
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=72259&...e
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