'99 Rear Brakes squeal at startup

[jklein]

Hi all,
Just got a '99 Highline sedan for my son, 39Kmi, and it's got a real bad rear brake squeal. The dealer service shop was closed when I bought it so they had me re-schedule an inspection. It passed Md inspection, which should mean the brakes are good, and I initially thought it was just rust buildup since it went away after test driving it.

It's 2 weeks later now and it still squeals horribly when first starting up (applying brake pressure, not free-rolling) and it seems to be getting worse. I still have to take it in for the dealer to re-inspect it (was waiting on tags to come in to save a double trip) but I'm wondering if there is something common to tell them to check for. Originally it was more of a resonant squeal but now it's sounding like metal on metal. But it still goes away after driving for a short while (little to no squealing when braking after a few miles).

Any ideas appreciated,
Thanks,
Jeff K.

[Lew360]

I had a similar problem with my '96, read some information on neons.org and found the rears need frequent cleaning of the drums. I just pulled the drums hit them with brake cleaner and a little compressd air on the pads. The noise went away after that. Mine has rear drums so it could be a different situation if you have disks.

[jklein]

Mine's got rear drums also. Thanks for the tip, I'll mention that to the dealer when they inspect it this week. I think I've been to neons.org, I'll take a look there as well.

Thanks,
Jeff K.