rear brake help

Welcome to the forums. Have you tried loosening the bleeder screw on the caliper? Loosen the bleeder screw and try to push it in with the c-clamp. If it still won't go in, you're probably going to need a new caliper.

The piston being seized in the caliper is probably why the brake pedal is hard to push. Also, the brake pedal may need to be taken off and rust cleaned off the shaft that the brake pedal goes on and greased.

brian35 said:

just tried the bleeder. still wont go down.

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A new caliper will probably be the best bet, or a used one from Ebay, the piston is seized.

What shaft? Are you talking about the shaft that the brake pedal goes on?

brian35 said:

like on the pedal opposite end of where your foot goes it like gets stuck and very hard to push and wont return to normal

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Are you talking about the master cylinder, the part that the back of the brake pedal attaches to? It could be seized up.

Yeah, that's the master cylinder. If the brakes haven't been used in a while, it's probably trying to seize up.

brian35 said:

how should i go about fixing this? just some spray lube and work it in by moving it up and down?

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I doubt if that will work. You can get rebuild kits for them, but if they're seized or about seized up, they're usually in such a bad shape on the inside that's it's better to just go ahead and buy another one. You can usually find them on Ebay pretty cheap.

brian35 said:

alright ill have to take a look at them. thanks for all your help! im sure ill be asking for more help in the near future!

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You're welcome, glad to help.