identify binding brakes?

[guest2982]

guys, while swapping summer wheels for winter ones noticed that it's not easy to rotate wheels by hand.
i.e. wheel does not spin freely, I start rotating it by hand and feel some resistance from brakes, wheel does not rotate much with momentum, like less than 1 turn
is it normal?
no I did not forget to take it off the handbrake, and it feels the same for all 4 wheels..

[guest1844]

They should turn fairly freely. The fronts will have some viscous drag from the transmission. The rears brakes on any light car can get "sticky" overtime. I used to take the pads out and clean the edges once a year. Are the rear discs evenly worn, any rusty stripes? The rears should revolve a couple of times before they stop.

[guest2982]

At the end it turned out to be sticking caliper(s)
developed into intermittent noise which could disappear after braking
and then into burning smell of pads and hot wheel rims in front..

Overhauled callipers, and it seem to be working fine for few days.
One piston is a bit damaged with rust or manufacturing defect, so it's likely to come back again.

I was pleasantly surprised with condition of calliper rubber seals, they are still soft after 12 years..
aftermarket replacement gives a feel of much lesser quality.
so I'm not sure now if there is a point in trusting Hanes with statements like "new seals MUST be used, do not reuse old ones"..