hey this is a cool forum. anyway, I own a 02 mp3 . the rear brakes are the oe drum setup. I have had a weird creaking noise from the rear brakes under mild braking for the entire time i've owned the car ( 2 yrs). Does anyone know what the @#$^&%$#!! is causing the noise? Ive turned the drums several times, lubed the backing plates, beveled the edges of the shoes. Any ideas short of changing it over to 4whl disc( not that I dont want to but dont have the dough).
goofy brake noise
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Ummmm...
It sounds to me that you don't really have a MP3. The MP3 is only a 2001 model year. Also, it had 4 wheel disk brakes standard. Do you have badging that says MP3?? If possible try to get a picture or two of the car, so we can find out what car it is, and check if you have a 2.0 L engine. It sounds like you might have a MP3 conversion with a different Protege (maybe lx or dx cause ex also had 4 disk brakes). And about the noise, I have no idea.
BTW, welcome to the forum
It sounds to me that you don't really have a MP3. The MP3 is only a 2001 model year. Also, it had 4 wheel disk brakes standard. Do you have badging that says MP3?? If possible try to get a picture or two of the car, so we can find out what car it is, and check if you have a 2.0 L engine. It sounds like you might have a MP3 conversion with a different Protege (maybe lx or dx cause ex also had 4 disk brakes). And about the noise, I have no idea.
BTW, welcome to the forum
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I think your best bet is to go make a post in the 3rd gen Protege section. You have a better chance of finding someone who has had problems with there drum brakes since its where the rest of the protege people are.
Here is a link for the brakes section of the Protege forum :
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=224
Here is a link for the brakes section of the Protege forum :
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=224
