Q: my rear brakes are making squeaking sounds
so my rear brakes are making some weird squeaking sounds and of course the first thing i checked were the brake pads. the break pads still have a lot of life in them and so i dont know what is wrong. i also checked to see if my wheel bearings were worn as well and they also seemed fine.. the one thing that does concern me is that in the rain my rear breaks dont squeak but instead make a weird gitty sound.. if anything could anyone tell me whats wrong?
My car has 194000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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