My 190E is making a thumping noise when I drive from the rear. I took the disc breakes off and there is some noise there when I turn it, it also seems to be coming from the e-brake pads.

I want to remove these and drive a bit to see if this really is the problem just to be sure.

Is that a good idea or a bad idea? Did anyone try it?

that thumping noise is very strange, and I'm not sure if it's going to make the car fall apart or not, so I want to test.

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