Ha!

The wagon has been waiting for attention for about a year. When I fired it up a few months ago, it didn't want to move.
Last week in a freak break in the weather got me back out there. Waited on the glow plugs, and it started like it had been run 10 minutes previous. After about 15 minutes of warm up, I decided to put the car in reverse. I was alert for the most minuscule hint that the transmission was doing something more than adding weight to the car; change in idle speed, anything. After about 1/2 dozen shifter selections, I noticed the faintest rise when I put it in reverse. I grinned. I moved the shifter to "D". The car moved ever so not so much.
After a few more cycles the car began to free up. The rustiest wheel was the driver's side front- the car raised up like I was running over a block. It is now free.
I considered a lot of things I could have squirted on the rotor to spped up the process. The only thing I could think of would be 70 or 91% rubbing alcohol to act as an "evaporating lubricant". Any lubricant leaving a lubricating residue would not work!

Any one else try this?

Cheers!

snapped_bolt

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'81 240D For now, a good place to borrow new parts
'80 300TD Probably will be put back into service!
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