Rattle in Rear when slowing down

[Slo5Oh89]

I just developed a noise coming for the rear when I slow down. Any Ideas? Im sure the rear brakes are proably shot. They are the stock im sure at 71K. I am going to replace them soon. Exhaust pipe ratting??!?! I had this noise before my question below happend.

Also any know if driveing a 5 speed though a huge puddle becuase it was raining would damage anything seems like after that its harder to get in gear. Can the clutch get wet?

 

[ID89GT]

You could crawl under the car and see if anything is obvious. Also could pull a drum off and do a clean and adjust and see if that helps your problem at all.

 

[BlackGT89]

Same as above. Look for any shiny spots, like on the front of the exhaust system (where braking force would push it), or inside the drum / brake area. Could your exhaust be hitting the driveshaft, etc. ? Check the bolts on your backing plates ans make sure they are tight.