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Well, now, BXRZ, I just don't know for sure.
If the rattle goes away when the emergency brake is tightened up, it sure would seem that that system has something to do with the problem.
The emergency braking system on these cars is simply a lever hooked to a set of cables that run to a set of brake shoes that expand against a set of drums on the rear wheels.
Here is my WAG. The cables that go to the back are held in place by a series of clamps. If one or more of the clamps are lose or missing, it may allow the cable to rattle against something and it would quit when the cable is under tension.
Now, back-in-the-day, I would have gone out to my garage, slid under my car and would have attempted to verify my suspicion. However, today, I can't slide under my car because it's too low and I wouldn't try it anyway because I don't bend that way anymore.
I do hope you get it sorted out. Hopefully, others will come along with a potential solution. Please keep us posted.
humfrz
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