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[Selseybill]

My old omega has a squeak coming from the middle pillar. Took me weeks to find it. I cured it by moving the top seatbelt height hanger  up a bit. Bit like the old Golf advert with the girl with a squeaky ear ring.

[78bex]

first noticed it driving slowly dab the brakes .........creak!
then nothing for a couple of days & this morning backing out brake a bit .......creak!
The coil springs are fine, about the only thing I spotted are rotten looking exhaust pipes connecting to the rear box, so that`s looking like a new exhaust systen before July mot. rocking  the car stationary & nothing. must be something related to the rear suspension. 

Reckon your problem is broken handbrake shoe retainers They can rot and pull through backplate

I did get an advisory on the mot last year :  imbalance on the parking brake N/s
I`ve never had the rear discs off & there`s nothing in the service history.

[symes]

first noticed it driving slowly dab the brakes .........creak!
then nothing for a couple of days & this morning backing out brake a bit .......creak!
The coil springs are fine, about the only thing I spotted are rotten looking exhaust pipes connecting to the rear box, so that`s looking like a new exhaust systen before July mot. rocking  the car stationary & nothing. must be something related to the rear suspension. 

Reckon your problem is broken handbrake shoe retainers They can rot and pull through backplate

worst case scenario is backplate rotted through mate Hope you not got that problem mate

I did get an advisory on the mot last year :  imbalance on the parking brake N/s
I`ve never had the rear discs off & there`s nothing in the service history.

[TheBoy]

first noticed it driving slowly dab the brakes .........creak!
then nothing for a couple of days & this morning backing out brake a bit .......creak!
The coil springs are fine, about the only thing I spotted are rotten looking exhaust pipes connecting to the rear box, so that`s looking like a new exhaust systen before July mot. rocking  the car stationary & nothing. must be something related to the rear suspension. 

Reckon your problem is broken handbrake shoe retainers They can rot and pull through backplate

I did get an advisory on the mot last year :  imbalance on the parking brake N/s
I`ve never had the rear discs off & there`s nothing in the service history.

Give it a service as per the guide, and see what happens then. As it needs doing anyway.

However, without hearing, it could be a number of things - bushes, ARB, brakes etc