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Old 09-14-2008, 01:38 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Camry GT-R View Post
Drums always make that groaning noise, but it shouldn't be too loud.

Even my Gen6 makes a little noise, and I think it says that it has a drum in disc kind of parking brakes?
If you pull off the wheel, you'll notice that the middle bulges out wards compared to the portion that's scrubbed by the caliper. There's a drum setup inside that's actuated by the handbrake lever for parking and emergency use.
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