Rear Brakes & Alternator Questions

[kaarona1]

Hi guys - I just replaced my rear brakes and rotors and I still get this rubbing sound when I first start driving my car in the morning. It goes away after a few minutes but is back every morning. It sounds like the back brakes are rubbing at a specific area of the rotor. Could it be the parking brake? Is it seperate?

Also, my alternator is making a grinding sound when I start the car. It is stock. Any suggestions... Time to replacE?

1999 SLE with 149K miles

Thanks in advance

[1gSE]

parking brake could be out of adjustment. I haven't done my rear brakes, but that would be the first place i'd look.

As you sure its the alternator and not the starter making the noise?

[kaarona1]

How do you adjust the parking break?

I think the noise if from the alternator, but I will double check. Car starts fine.

[kaarona1]

Does anyone have a service manual that they could scan/email the pages that show how to adjust the parking brake? It is a drum in disk type parking brake I guess on the rear rotors

[mazen222]

search the forum... i had the same question earlier when i replaced my rear brakes...

or search for "rapidshare" i posted all the service manual on there...