Hello, when you replaced the rear brake shoes, I assume you used the old brake drums, you didn't replace those? Thats the only area I can think of that might be grinding against the new brake shoes. Some rush build up on the drums.
Or you have a bad wheel bearing. A wheel bearing will grind just like a brake pad will when they get down to metal against metal.
Is this a noise that only happens when applying the brakes, or is it all the time while driving?
If it's only when braking, then another look at the pads is in order, but if it's all the time, I would suspect something else.
It can be difficult to identify which wheel bearing is making the noise if you're not really used to hearing them. If you're pretty sure it's not a brake issue, it's not the parking brake hanging up or anything like that.
What I do for wheel bearings is identify if its front or rear first. But most of the time, we will put the vehicle up on a lift at the shop and have someone sitting in the car and running the wheels while another technician listens to each wheel, sometimes with a stethoscope. Because of road noises you won't always be able to identify which one it is by just driving. Did you find any brake pads that were worn down to the point of metal-to-metal contact and were grinding? I am putting a diagram of the bearing and hub below; another possibility is a bearing in the transmission. You can try having someone else drive and sit in the back seat, to see if you can identify which wheel it is that way.
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/symptoms-of-a-bad-axle-or-wheel-bearing
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Tuesday, July 12th, 2022 AT 3:21 PM