MOT fail

[TonyN]

yar i tried that, and heated it up and used some wd40, andthe little arms broke off one then the screw head twisted off another. I've got one now where you just smack it wth a hammer but it seems the prongs aren't deep enough as you can hammer it into the joint without it touching the top of the ball joint.

Hmmm I think if I wedge some C4 into it that might loosen it

Most 'pickle fork' splitters you get from car shop don't fit round the ball joint, you need a bit more of an industrial one.

I have a scissor type one that I actually got from halfrauds that has never let me down.

Andys way will work to, and far cheaper..

[oneidadan]

Yay! Finally managed to free the little blighter, after giving it a beating it still refused to budge so I used two pickle fork things, one on top of the other and it finally gave out , woo!
On the negative side though one of the pistons has seized in the offside caliper. I'm looking to see if there's anywhere local that can refurb calipers, if not I think it's going to have to be SORN'd until I get a new job.

[Animal Mother]

On the negative side though one of the pistons has seized in the offside caliper. I'm looking to see if there's anywhere local that can refurb calipers, if not I think it's going to have to be SORN'd until I get a new job.

Buy some parafin from the petrol station and soak it in that. Then, get the piston moving, refit, re-MOT and do a proper job later in the year.

OR

Do all of the above and buy a caliper repair kit, it's an easy enough job.