Hi. I have an odd problem in an Olds 94 Cierra. Rear brakes. Took over a year to find a mechanic who finally could find the noise was emanating from the rear (had the front torn apart too many times for too much money to think about). The spring for the emergency brake on both sides was slipping over a flange and the metal springs rubbing (a noise you won't soon forget) against the bolts for I believe it is the drum? (sorry, computer tech by trade and if it has moving parts, it goes to a mechanic :)
Solution at this point is to secure the springs away from these bolts with a nylon twist tie. Which renders emergency brake unusable. Anyone have any ideas? I couldn't find a service bulletin regarding this but it appears to be a design flaw, nothing is broken and all parts appeared OEM/ original.
PS> Everyone swore the noise was the front, apparently it would actually travel right up the cable.