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Old 02-20-10, 01:17 PM
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whenever im in reverse and moving with my foot lightly on the brakes, it makes a squealing noise. but this only happens when im going in reverse. when im moving forward the brakes are perfectly fine. anybody have the same problem? is this normal? thanks!
Old 02-20-10, 01:49 PM
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it happens to mine every now and then
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Originally Posted by shiny250
whenever im in reverse and moving with my foot lightly on the brakes, it makes a squealing noise. but this only happens when im going in reverse. when im moving forward the brakes are perfectly fine. anybody have the same problem? is this normal? thanks!
You must have directional brakes
Old 02-20-10, 04:56 PM
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mine does that now and then, when i move slowly either in reverse or in drive
how much is it to do your brakes?
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hold on a minute, it may not mean they need to be replaced. Mine are nearly brand new, and they squeak sometimes in reverse.

It very well could be that the brake pad has been conditioned in a certain groove and direction and when you reverse, you go against the grain figuratively.

I'm not braking expert but it seems logical.
Old 02-20-10, 07:28 PM
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mine does the same thing too when im in reverse except i notice even when i let go of the brake it still has that squealing noise, so i dont think it is the brake?
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when you let off the brakes there is still a small amount of contact between the rotor and pad, it could still be the brakes even though your foot is not actively pressing the brake pedal

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Old 02-20-10, 09:34 PM
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It may make the squealing noise because there isn't enough contact between rotor and brake pads because it's lightly pressed. Press harder when reversing and see if it squeals.
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mine does that every time i leave my garage *reverse out* from a cold start, then it never does that for the rest of the drive, dont worry about it... the time you do worry is when it makes the squeaking sound everytime you press on the brakes when your driving.
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ok cool thanks guys!
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what mileage are most ppl replacing brake pads anyways?
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This happened to me after I washed my car.
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