My 06 Camry has been making a funny noise now and then coming from the right, rear wheel. The weird part is that it will be there for maybe a day or two, and then nothing for months. I just changed the tires and it's back. I think it might be something that is loose, occasionally hits the rotor or something, and spins around a bit. Then maybe by chance it gets jammed up so the noise disappears for a while...

Before I take the wheel off and disassemble stuff to go looking, I recorded the noise in the following sound clip (sorry for the poor quality):

Camry rear wheel noise by tjm7 on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

Any help is appreciated!

 

Check if splash shield behind the rotor is rubbing on the rotor. It can get bent and rub.

The rear rotor incorporates a brake drum for the emergency brake,, determine if a shoe or a retraction spring is rubbing on the drum.