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.

<arlanvan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1160954151.624672.205060@m7g2000cwm.googlegro ups.com...
>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.
>

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.

Good luck!
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 19:58:17 -0500, "Ray O"
<rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote:

>
><arlanvan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:1160954151.624672.205060@m7g2000cwm.googlegr oups.com...
>>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.
>>
>
>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.
>
>Good luck!

Could it be the shoe material?

Wouldn't OEM be a better route?


--

Scott in Florida

"Scott in Florida" <askifyouwant@mindspring.net> wrote in message
news:lbu6j2hsqc0bdgagsm54s7foi7v2i48o10@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 19:58:17 -0500, "Ray O"
> <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote:
>
>>
>><arlanvan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:1160954151.624672.205060@m7g2000cwm.googleg roups.com...
>>>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.
>>>
>>
>>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.
>>
>>Good luck!
>
> Could it be the shoe material?
>
> Wouldn't OEM be a better route?
>
>
> --
>
> Scott in Florida
>

It could be the brake lining material, but usually, brake linings will make
noise when the brakes are applied, not when the brakes are released.

Some aftermarket brake parts are fine, and some cause problems like too much
brake dust, noise, short lining life, too much wear on the rotors, and poor
fit. To make things more confusing, a brand that works well in, say, a
Corolla may not work well in a Celica. Rather than experiment I just stick
to OEM since I know how they will perform and fit.
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

In article <6dd16$4532dda8$180ffe52$21002@msgid.meganewsserve rs.com>,
"Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote:

> <arlanvan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1160954151.624672.205060@m7g2000cwm.googlegro ups.com...
> >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.
> >
>
> 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.

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?

"Danny Taggart" <riker1384@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:riker1384-79317F.21011816102006@comcast.dca.giganews.com...
> In article <6dd16$4532dda8$180ffe52$21002@msgid.meganewsserve rs.com>,
> "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote:
>
>> <arlanvan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1160954151.624672.205060@m7g2000cwm.googlegro ups.com...
>> >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.
>> >
>>
>> 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.
>
> 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?

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.
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)