Ha my e in for an MOT last week, and passed, however the bloke who did it pointed out my front wheel wasn't turning smoothly. He said it didn't show up on his machine so was passed, however, I have since taken the pads out and cleaned up the calipers a bit and now it's worse...

Any thoughts ??

I didn't want to remove the pots as this can then become an absolute nightmare.

I'm afraid it might come down to taking the pots out and cleaning plus removing the seals and cleaning those and the groves in the caliper (where seals sit). Its just one of those jobs that need doing ever so often. But before that have you cleaned and greased (red rubber grease) the sliding pins on both calipers? This is the first thing to check when the brakes bind. Make sure you don't have too much grease in the holes as this will screw with the caliper. I clean everything, grease the pins and put some grease in holes then reassemble caliper. Then push the two part of the caliper together. If there is too much grease the rubber bellows with bulge so I use a small screwdriver to lift one side so the excess comes out. One other thing to check is the alignment of the wheel. Another is the master cylinder sticking.

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Thanks for that, I will do exactly as you say next time I have a chance possibly tomorrow though if I can't manage then it'll be next week.