PHJ

Afternoon all, First of all I'd like to thank every one who gave advise. Thought I would give an update on the binding caliper issue. I also developed a wheel judder at about 50 mph so took the car in and got the wheels balanced but this did not solve the issue. I bit the bullet and fitted a new brake caliper and the problem with both the binding and the wheel judder has been resolved, the fact that the old caliper piston could be easily retracted with a screw driver was in fact a red herring so it looks like I made a mountain out of a molehill but I got there in the end once again thanks to all for you input. PHJ

I have recently purchased a 2009 Octavia K S in February 2020 and it went in for a factory recall to re-program the ABS unit which was actually changed for a new unit as the old one would not update. I complained about binding brakes at the time but was assured all was well. Today JuIy 4th 2020 went for a drive and had a sudden out of balance which I put down to a balance weight coming off, however, the front left wheel was too hot to touch while all other wheels were only warm to the touch. On getting home I checked the wheel which was tight, I removed the wheel and eased the brake piston back and all was well. Could anyone enlighten me as to why a single caliper might cause binding especially as there was no effort required in pushing back the brake piston once on a stand, after which the hub rotated with ease. Any thoughts would be most appreciated. PHJ