Rear brake seized

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Arctic Alto
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Can anyone tell how to fix this?

I think its the hand brake, the rear left-hand brake wont release.

I've tried pumping the brake pedal and taking the hand brake on and off. quite a few times,

Is my only other option to bleed the brakes? where do you bleed them from?

I recently drove through a flash flood (in melbourne), could that have been the reason? :NFI:

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Brayden
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Sounds like a seized piston to me. Pull down the brake assembly and check it out I guess!
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Trevor
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Try rocking it or driving it backwards,or de adjust the brake, sounds like shoes have rusted to drum?
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Arctic Alto
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Ive tried rocking it back+forth, and driving it, it just left a black mark in my garage. :(

Thanks guys, looks like i'll have to pull the brake apart.
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The rear brake is free :D

I just took off the four bolts on the back of the hub, and the two smaller bolts connected to the bleeder valve. i also bleeded it a little bit. Gave it a few taps with a hammer, abit of crap came out(dirt + stuff).

Thanks again. :)
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