Driving without Parking Brake

[rvaedge]

So I've been trying to pinpoint where this chirping noise in the rear of my car is coming from. I took it to a mechanic and upon looking at the brakes he said everything looked fine. I didnt have him look at the ebrakes because I didnt want to pay labor when I can look at them. I was wondering if it is safe to drive (just around the neighborhood) with the parking brake shoes and hardware completely off. I want to see if the chirping goes away because then I will know it is the parking brake and I will rebuild it. Sorry if this is a stupid question. I figure it will be ok to drive without it, but I want to be POSITIVE! Thanks

 

[boominXplorer]

it will be fine. I am doing it currently on one side due to a messed up bracket.

 

[rvaedge]

Thanks for the quick response. This noise is driving me nuts! I'll go home and pull all the parking brake stuff off and see if thats the culprit. Thanks again