"Danny Taggart" <riker1384@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> In article <6dd16$4532dda8$180ffe52$21002@msgid.meganewsservers.com>,
> "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote:
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>> <arlanvan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1160954151.624672.205060@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...[color=darkred]
>> >I just had my local brake shop replace the rear brake shoes on my 2001
>> > Corolla. they also cut the drums. now there is a squeak sound most
>> > noticeably on the rear drivers side only when I release the brake
>> > pedal. it sounds maybe like a spring. anyone experienced this, or those
>> > in the know, what could be causing this? the brakes seem to be
>> > operating properly, but man is that sound annoying. I can do front
>> > brakes, but am fairly clueless to the rear system. thanks for your
>> > assistance.
>> >[/color]
>>
>> Rear brakes are not so difficult if you are good at those "what's
>> different
>> about these pictures" games. Pull both rear drums, and keeping in mind
>> that
>> the left and right sides are mirror images of each other, you can usually
>> tell what is different.
>>
>> A momentary squeak can be caused by brake dust accumulation, a shoe
>> rubbing
>> on the backing plate, or a squeaking spring. I'd rule out brake dust
>> accumulation because the brake job was recent, and noise from brake dust
>> tends to come when applying the brakes, not releasing the brakes.
>>
>> I would pull the drum and check to see if the metal backing plate on the
>> shoe is rubbing on the backing plate. If it is, you may be able to pull
>> the
>> shoe away from the backing plate. If the parts are aftermarket, the rub
>> could be due to poor fit, and whether the parts are OEM or aftermarket,
>> the
>> shoes may have been installed improperly.
>>
>> Or, you can take the car back to whoever did the brake job and ask them
>> to
>> fix it.[/color]
>
> I also have a 98-02 Corolla. My rear brakes aren't new like the above
> poster's, but they've been squeaking lately. It's always there when I
> first start driving, and then it goes away. Sometimes it's just more of
> a scraping noise. I'd guess it's simply rust, as I park outside, but
> it's worse than it's been in the past. Is there any one problem that
> would cause this symptom in particular?[/color]
A squeak or rubbing sound that is present the first few times you apply the
brakes after it has been parked for several hours is generally due to
surface rust buildup on the rotors that gets rubbed off after the first few
brake applications. The noise tends to be louder if the car is parked in a
wet or humid environment. If the noise goes away after the first few brake
applications, it is normal and nothing to worry about.
If the noise persists, then check the front pads for wear and the rear drums
for brake dust accumulation and wear. If the brake fluid level is near the
low mark in the master cylinder, that is a hint that the brakes are getting
worn.
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Ray O
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