Sticky brakes

[kmak577]

Appear to have sticky rear brakes. What's the best way to find the cause of it? I am guessing it can only really be the calipers or the handbrake/cable

[Dany4494]

Take em off and grease em up.

[aldred309uk]

Are they sticking when you go to set off? The cowboy way is to give you handbrake a slight tug whilst driving if you have drums, works for mine!

[kmak577]

Sadly it's calipers not drums. It's just on the 1 side which rules out the cable am I right?

[Dany4494]

Yeah just strip it and grease sliders and pins and it will be sound.

[kmak577]

Copper grease ok buddy?

[wullvfr]

Are you getting a noise at all?

Pulling to one side?

Its either a sticky piston,sticky sliders which is mentioned above or the handbrake mechanism thingy that is slightly seized and isn't returning fully home when you take the handbrake off and is causing the brakes to bind slightly.

[wullvfr]

Copper grease ok buddy?

Copper grease is fine.

[kmak577]

No noise but a marginal pull to 1 side. On trying to spin the wheel it can be moved by hand but is hard work. So not locked solid.