Sounds like you have the infamous 'slider pin' issue. The slider pins will corrode if regular maintenance is not undertaken. Here is a previous post on this very subject.
viewtopic.php?f=30&t=42278
and
http://www.miata.net/garage/ebrake/index.html
and
http://forum.miata.net/vb/search.php?searchid=4843116
J.
Hand Brake Sticks On NA6
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Re: Hand Brake Sticks On NA6
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Re: Hand Brake Sticks On NA6
if it persists after greasing the slider pins then probably the pistons slightly corroded in the caliper.
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Re: Hand Brake Sticks On NA6
i had that a few months ago, the slider pin was a bit ugly but also the piston was siezed on..mania had brand new genuine ones for half what i paid for a recondition,
if only i had known at the time

if only i had known at the time


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