Hey champs, did a bit of a search beforehand but couldn't find much that was helpful.
My civic's rear brakes are being a bit of a PITA at the moment. About 18 months ago before I bought the car, the calipers were "rebuilt" with new seals and what not, but about 6 months after that I found the RHS was leaking and seized, so I took both sides apart and rebuilt them again. Fast forward to a few months ago, and they were both seized AGAIN to the point where it was almost impossible to turn the wheels with your hand. So I took them apart, lubed them up, and screwed the pistons all the way down. Now everything seems to be a little better, if the handbrake is off with the car on the ground I can grab the rear rims and move the wheels back and forward so they don't seem to be (as) stuck anymore. BUT if I leave the car parked for a day or two, when I go to take off I can feel the rear squat down and then go CRACK as I pull away from the kerb. This only happens on the first take off of the day, and not again after that. WTF is up with that?
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