I pushed the pads back in with a screwdriver yesterday but it's hard to say how easily they should move. The wheel spun freely. I then applied and released the brake and spun the wheel and you can hear the pads rubbing on the disc in a certain spot. I can't find the dial indicator so I used a feeler gauge between the pad and the disc and its got a warp in it, something like 14 thou. I haven't had time to look at it today but I will check a few things out tomorrow. 

That's too much, grab another disc mate, reckon you have found the culprit 👍

What rear caliper have you got Beags, the single piston one with one side sliding on 2 pins that was used almost forever?

It is the one piece calliper with the four pistons that has the arm on it to mount on the axle. It hasn't been re-sealed for at least 14 years, probably never been done. 

Got a question for ya Hilly.

Thanks for that 408.  Do you happen to know how low it goes when its down and how high it is when its up?

I've got the jack 408 pictured there, bloody handy bit of kit, that's how I get the back wheel off anything that goes on the lift, some bike lifts have a removable section at the rear so you only need to lift the rear wheel a little bit and the remove that section to pull the wheel backwards and down, I was going to mod mine like that but wheels and gravity ain't good for my back so I just use the jack, take the weight, pull axel etc, jack bike until I can lay the wheel over a bit and roll it out, the the back of the lift acts as a little work bench then 😁

Got mine as an accessory with Kendon Cruiser lift buy on here a few years back. Solid as a rock.  Most of them fold down nearly flat. You can get a bit more height out of them with a block of wood .

I ended up using a couple of car jacks and timber. Probably not the best solution but it works ok and pretty stable. Didn't have to lift it as high as I thought to get the wheel out.

Well fuck a duck aye! Remember the rotor is outa spec as well, fixing the seized piston won't change that, if you successfully recon the caliper you will feel a pulse on the pedal when you apply the brake with that much warp.

Yeah Hilly the disc was fucked but I fitted a brand new one.