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Any one else had a sticking hand brake on one calliper? Car has been used a bit over lock down, not every day but at least once a week or so, car was used on Sat for about 100 miles in total, then today the bloody passenger side calliper is sticking. Handbrake didn’t fully release (no light but still had a few mm travel when off) drove it for couple of mins and returned home, passenger side was warm... jacked up, and yep not releasing all the way. I have bathed it in WD and wiggled it back and forth like mad! It now releases ok... but if you put the hand brake on then let it off it sort of releases and drags a little but if you give the leaver on the calliper a tap even though it’s on the stop it seems to release a touch more and be 100% free... I am tempted to try winding the calliper off and restting it? Any other ideas? 

If you manage to free it off,it will only be a temp.fix. Just replace the caliper,less hassle in thelong run.

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If I have to I will it’s just annoying as the car has only done 68k.

 

wonder how much a new one is from TPS so it match the colour? Painted some before when had new callipers but it’s never quite the same as never lasts as long 

Sort of thing that can affect any car. Take it to a high street brake specialist?

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