Right im after some advice please guys its not ford related but i know theres some switched on people here

basically on my k11 micra its been smelling of burning from the N/S front wheel and using more fuel than usual.
i decided to remove the wheel and found still a fair bit left on the pads but the pads were being held tightly on the disc and this must of been the cause of the burning smell.
i took the caliper off with great difficulty as it was being held so tightly on the disc and tried everything to free the piston up eventually i drained some brake fluid and got the piston back, it just meant the brakes needed bleeding as the pedal was hitting the floor.
i bled the N/S front today and then went on to bleed the O/S front and that one is now stuck on with non existant pads!!
obviously im going to get some new pads in there but anyone have any advice on how to get the piston back and also as to why its stuck??

many thanks and sorry for the long post!!

 

bttt

 

Either you're calipers are sticking or the master cylinder isn't allowing fluid to travel back.

 

any idea how to find out which one it could be?
or how to sort them?
thanks

 

siezed brake caliper by the sounds of it. Probably time for a new one, to get it off big screwdriver and lever!
You might be able to free it up by stripping it down and inspecting it, depends how bad its got.

 

I would strip and rebuild the calipers first as that's the cheapest option. You should be able to get new seals for the pistons from the likes of Pages.

 

Leeeroy
ive been hunting high and low for a caliper rebuild kit any idea?

 

Just a case or trawling the motorfactors and even try the stealers.
I'd even be tempted to carefully pop a piston out to check it's condition first.

 

cheers for all the advice mate
how is the best way to remove the piston?

 

Compressed air is about the best way, just take it steady.

EDIT: You can use a footpump, just as good.