Well I still havent got the brakes fixed on this 1998 maxima. When the car is going in reverse and you step on the brakes, the rear wheel sounds like a tuning fork.
After further investigation I found the rear left parking brake cable does not work at all. The rear right cable does work. So with the rear left cable removed I can now lift the handle beyond 1 detent. It will go 8-10 now with only the rear right attached.
With the left and right parking brake cables detached, the car goes in reverse with brakes applied and does not make this sound. If I reattach the right parking brake cable and go in reverse and apply the brakes, I get the tuning fork sound. I don't get the sound if I use the parking brake to stop the car, though its hardly even capable of stopping the car...
Any ideas?
I know I need a new cable for the left side, which may require replacing the whole thing. But why the squeel on the right side when then parking brake cable is connected but no squeel when parking brake is not connected.
Do both inner and outer pads work when brakes are applied, or is it one pad for normal brakes and the other pad for parking brake like regular rear brakes? If thats the case then I can probably blame a bad caliper or a funky brake pad.