Brake calipers always sticking

[JAMESCLIO172]

Hi,

can someone help me, if i dont use my car for a couple of days my brakes always stick and I think that my handbrake doesn't release properly. I have had it to a garage a few times and everytime it's the same, calipers won't release, so they prise them and re-grease them and it works as normal but if I don't drive it for a few days they become stuck again. Do you have any suggestions. My car is a Clio Mk2 Ph1 172. Thanks.

 

[Fred@BTM]

rears sticking on? standard

 

[DrR]

Most cars do it on the rear. Park with the handbrake off and leave it in gear.

 

[Keith185]

Get exactly the same problem with mine, i park it in gear with the handbrake off.

 

[Henry]

as said, fairly common with this type of caliper but it's not really something you should put up with for long as you'll wear the pads down v quickly and might even have problems with the heat they'll generate if they're binding badly

couple of things you could try doing (sounds as though the garage have already had a go) - ensure the handbrake arm is free to move through all of its travel and is clean and greased (need to get inside the rubber boot to do this); and ensure the piston's free - use penetrating fluid; wind the piston in and carefully pump it out again; repeat until it's easy and smooth. then just gives the brakes an ocassional work out - the rears don't do much, which is why the pistons can become sticky after a while

 

[MarkCup]

It's not the calipers that are sticking...it's the discs and pads rusting and sticking together.

Had it on mine since new - apart from having to break the binds between the discs and pads when I pull away, all other aspects of the brakes function 100%.

I've covered 106k miles in mine, and I've never had to strip/clean any caliper.

 

[Henry]

does nailing yours on track clean them up?