Get home quick fix for dragging, sticking or binding brakes

How to do a roadside fix of binding brakes to get you to a garage. If the discs get too hot they will warp and possibly crack so this solution could save you a lot of money.

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[AndyJoinerUK]

Watched this 2 months ago. Applied it Wed on my ER-5. Played the braking game the rest of the way home. Ordered a spoonful of red rubber grease from ebay. Happy Christmas!

[AnFonE]

Great Stuff.
Only recently found your videos, very informative.

[markgrnyer]

Brilliant, never saw this before, although it wouldn't have fixed my seized cylinder (even the brake fluid struggled). Just a quick word of advice, use the back of your hand, hurts a lot less if its HOT HOT lol

[AndyJoinerUK]

Watched this 2 months ago. Applied it Wed on my ER-5. Played the braking game the rest of the way home. Ordered a spoonful of red rubber grease from ebay (What am I going to do with 500g of the stuff?). Happy Christmas!

[RoadcraftNottingham]

On the salty UK roads the alloy of the caliper sort of grabs the chrome brake pistons and seizes up. A common problem on UK bikes.

[scootscootwarlock]

can the inner disc brake drag on the rotor and still not make any sound? I can lift my bike and spin the front wheel and it might spin 4 times before it slowly stops, . it has all new bearings and new Grease and I even left the bearing nut loose enough for extra play and it still drags and won't spin very well

[ChrisDalvikBxl]

do you know how this problem is fixed? do you just take the caliper apart and clean it or more difficult than that?

[RoadcraftNottingham]

With brakes it's best take it in to a mechanic, if you messed up, it could be your life. This is a "get you to the garage or home" type of fix.

[ChrisDalvikBxl]

Okay, cheers. I was just wondering. I let the garage do everything on my bike anyways.

[oilpond]

Burnt my hand today checking the rear one on my st11😣

[marksparky]

Russ would thrashing it with a tree branch do the trick ? like in faulty towers lol

[roythearcher]

Sorry mate! but that was a bit disappointing as I already do that! I was expecting something revolutionary or whatever! still, it IS only a temporary cure! and it does work for, a while.... :-)

If you're a competent DIY mechanic there's no harm in stripping the calliper yourself, replacing the seals and cleaning the gunk out of there. saves a lot of dosh on labour charges. but then, you do have a bike shop don't you RCN?