# rear calipers siezing when i use handbrake

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rear-calipers-siezing-when-i-use-handbrake/118522>\
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [September 16, 2008, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rear-calipers-siezing-when-i-use-handbrake/118522 "2008-09-16T13:54:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Drift\_ready180sx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3e96dc/32.png) [@Drift\_ready180sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Drift_ready180sx)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rear-calipers-siezing-when-i-use-handbrake/118522/1 "2008-09-16T13:54:10Z")

</div>

ok so i just put on new calipers, rotors and pads in the rear. The problem is when I e-brake hard the left rear caliper seizes.  
When this happens I press the brake really hard and it releases, but the other night it didn’t, so i took the wheel off and found that the ebrake cable was just sitting there loose with the e-brake disengaged and that the spring was fully wound and stuck at its maximum position.  
The only thing I could do was remove the caliper from the rotor and as soon as i did that it released, has anyone expeirenced this I couldn’t see anything that would make sieze like that, or maybe im just too strong? 😉

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![87s15lt1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/87s15lt1/32/5706_2.png) [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rear-calipers-siezing-when-i-use-handbrake/118522/2 "2008-09-16T15:07:54Z")

</div>

didn’t quite understand that. but…hows your e-brake cables?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![sidewayz240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@sidewayz240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sidewayz240)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rear-calipers-siezing-when-i-use-handbrake/118522/3 "2008-09-16T15:30:19Z")

</div>

Lube up the whole e-brake assembly on the caliper really well (specifically the spring and pin or w/e it rotates on) and work it in. Mine was doing this too before.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![minimum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47774/32.png) [@minimum](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/minimum)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rear-calipers-siezing-when-i-use-handbrake/118522/4 "2008-09-16T18:08:43Z")

</div>

when you did your brakes did you lube up the slider pins really well? or maybe the pins are worn and the caliper is cocking a bit when the ebrake is applied, causing it to stick.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Drift\_ready180sx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3e96dc/32.png) [@Drift\_ready180sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Drift_ready180sx)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 7:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rear-calipers-siezing-when-i-use-handbrake/118522/5 "2008-09-17T07:47:47Z")

</div>

thanks for the input.  
I had replaced the drivers side e-brake too, both cables are fine, everything is lubed correctly, I never thought of lubing the spring assembly since its a brand new rebuilt caliper.  
Something is making stick and I dont know what, its just the drivers side that is doing it.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Hurricane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hurricane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hurricane)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rear-calipers-siezing-when-i-use-handbrake/118522/6 "2008-09-17T08:02:41Z")

</div>

Bad caliper… take it back and exchange it.