Well John... you were right!!
I got the piston repair kit from dealer which contained two dust boots and two gasket seals. Got the caliper out and when I finally got the piston to pop out the mechanism inside was mangled to bits. I think the other side was ok but got two calipers from Euro...
I think I might actually have been lucky. I used the rewind tool to crank it back a half turn as if to unwind it again, pumped the pedal and handbrake and it's nipped back down to how I would expect. Nice and free when no foot or hand brake applied and solid when they are. I've ordered the...
Volkswagen
Golf
1.4S
2006
50000
A couple of months ago someone did my rear brakes for me but didn't have the caliper reset too so removed the caliper and pushed then back in. Surprisingly this worked. However, the brakes must have been binding on as the pads are shot after just 2 months...