[Shotimes] reverse noise

[Mike Wojton]

Sounds like I didn't check the brakes good enough. I was just looking for
obvious grooves in the rotor or worn out pads. I'll have to check them real
good this weekend.
  --
Mike Wojton
Dover, PA

-'95 White MTX
'96 Brake Upgrade
Eibachs (front)
Dynomax catback

"Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan

 On 11/8/05, George Fourchy <krazgeo@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 09:04:34 -0500, Zach Leahy wrote:
>
> >Did you check to make sure you dont have a brake shield dragging on a
> rotor.
> >Otherwise it sounds a lot like a halfshaft.
>
> I'd agree with both these possibilities. Find someone who can listen from
> the
> outside, to first isolate which side it is, then whether it is from the
> rotor/shield
> area, or an axle. While the outside person is listening and looking
> closely, turn
> the steering wheel back and forth while backing slowly to see what
> position it must
> be in for the noise to occur.
>
> Another possibility is a loose caliper. If one bolt is loose or missing,
> the
> caliper can be in the right place while going forward, but swing out and
> rub the
> wheel when going backward. I've seen a friend's SHO do that, and my truck
> did it
> too one time, when a fastener fell off.
>
> George