Rear Wheel Braking Noise

[malu_joseph]

When I hit my brakes there is an intermittant rubbing noise. I took it to a mechanic and they said that the brakes were fine. Could it be the parking brake, or the brake pads?

Any suggestions?

[AWJ]

You may have a warped rotor. I'd get another opinion. The brake pads should have more than 3mm of material on them - if not they should be replaced and the rotors should be inspected. They may be turned - the specifications are on the rotor itself. You may need to remove some rust to read it though. Without seeing it, it is hard to say though.

[MW_lexer]

I'd agree it sounds like your rear pads. Maybe they thought you meant the front ones, so thats all they checked. But it would probly be the pads and/or rotors.

[Ric1001]

I had the same problem with my 92 SC400 and it was a frozen caliper. If the mechanic did not remove the rotor, open the caliper fluid petcock and squeeze the caliper piston he would never catch the problem.