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Will have a look tomorrow use the van all week so don’t need to use disco until fixed -------------------------------------------------
if you cant hold on dont let go , it ill come in handy for something even if you never use it.
D3 SE 05,
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h top transit
crew cab transit
transit connect
ausa dumper, muck truck .
peljob 2.5 digger
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6th Dec 2019 6:05 pm
stew 46
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Location: cornwall
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Making a start
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if you cant hold on dont let go , it ill come in handy for something even if you never use it.
D3 SE 05,
110 s wagon 300 tdi SOLD
h top transit
crew cab transit
transit connect
ausa dumper, muck truck .
peljob 2.5 digger
06 L 200 crew cab
7th Dec 2019 2:04 pm
stew 46
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Location: cornwall
Posts: 10146
Now moving the piston in and out a few times
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if you cant hold on dont let go , it ill come in handy for something even if you never use it.
D3 SE 05,
110 s wagon 300 tdi SOLD
h top transit
crew cab transit
transit connect
ausa dumper, muck truck .
peljob 2.5 digger
06 L 200 crew cab
7th Dec 2019 3:05 pm
aja4x4
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Location: Westbury
Posts: 2459
Whats the epb shoes like?
7th Dec 2019 3:08 pm
Hot Tub
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Location: Milton Keynes
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Stew worth cleaning and lubing carrier pins. I removed the disc cleaned brake shoes etc hard to tell sometimes which of the three is the issue. As replaced caliper then it was still getting hot cancelled MOT a couple of times but got there in the end Welsh Collie Chauffeur Service To Barney & Rooney.
7th Dec 2019 4:02 pm
ronald.soak
Member Since: 29 Apr 2008
Location: London
Posts: 516
Forcing the piston back can turn the master cylinder seal lip back the wrong way.
The recommended method is to clamp the rubber hose and open the bleed nipple slightly, having first fitted a hose from the nipple into a bottle / jar.
To be honest I am not sure what you hope to achieve moving the piston. You may free it up but for how long?.
Personally I do not consider rebuilding calipers worthwhile as after postage the saving seems small and the job will probably need doing again in a year's time.
The problem with sticking pistons is more often than not a build up of grot and corrosion on the caliper bore.
As others have suggested it would pay to check, clean or replace the stainless steel pad tracks then apply copperease to them. Similarly the caliper slide pins are worth checking and lubricating with brake grease or PTFE spray, not an oil based grease which will rot the rubber covers.
Good luck. Working on this in cold weather is not much fun.
8th Dec 2019 3:42 am
mark the spark
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Location: southampton
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colour coded wheel arches an shiny paintwork stoo , i though she was a workhorse like your old bus
at least youve got that nice workshop to work in im sure you will sort it MY05 SE D3 Manual my first LR what a car
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9th Dec 2019 11:03 am
stew 46
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Location: cornwall
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This one sits in the drive most of the week -------------------------------------------------
if you cant hold on dont let go , it ill come in handy for something even if you never use it.
D3 SE 05,
110 s wagon 300 tdi SOLD
h top transit
crew cab transit
transit connect
ausa dumper, muck truck .
peljob 2.5 digger
06 L 200 crew cab
9th Dec 2019 11:20 am
mark the spark
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Location: southampton
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I think thats what causes the issue stoo mine was fine till i started not using it every day mine sits at home mon -thursday and this was when it started playing up
just the sun roof drain and rotary gear led issues left for you now MY05 SE D3 Manual my first LR what a car
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use the van all week so don’t need to use disco until fixed 
This one sits in the drive most of the week 
