Rear brakes barely working!

[scottieboi94]

My glanza rear brakes are barely working,

would anyone most likely say this is seized calipers?

im fitting braided hoses soon to see if this fixes the problem first.

[Aamir]

Handbrake cables most likely mate or seized calipers

Aamir

[akyakapotter]

Sliders seized like mine were and hand brake cables.

[scottieboi94]

So do i need new calipers?

[akyakapotter]

So do i need new calipers?

I just removed the sliders re-greased and refitted.

[Johnboy GT]

My sliders were seized. Worked them off and re-greased them also.

John

[scottieboi94]

Would it definetly be them or could it be pistons?

[rwdrev]

try your sliders first, and whilst your wheel is off see what movement there is in the hanbrake lever, if it sticks then the cable is sticking. try the sliders before you spend any money

[scottieboi94]

Ok ill have to tell the garage as i dont touch brakes

[seab]

Sounds like seized calipers, I remember having to replace the raear driver side on my last V. not expensive but as above take the apart rebuild and grease them first.

[morgey]

Use silicone grease on the sliders as normal (petroleum based) grease causes the rubbers to degrade and bind up on slider pins.

Edited April 30, 2014 by morgey