Hey guyz ever since ive had my car ive noticed that when i back up (first thing i do when i start the car) when i start to let off the brake i hear a wierd clicking sound. almost sounds like something sliding. it sounds like it comes from the rear drums. but i can feel it a little bit in brake pedal it self. the brakes were fine. no problems. just wondering if this is like an auto set for the brakes im feeling or somethin else. -Intimidator68

does it have ABS? lots of times ABS systems do a self check soon after you start the car, not sure if you have that though

small rock in your brake drum?

the vehicle does have abs. im pretty sure there is nothing in the brake drum. it has done it every time ive started the car and have backed up for the first movement. ive also replaced the shoes a couple months after having the car and didnt see any kind of debree in it.

Only when you first start or does it happen when at stoplights and such?

How long between occurrances? Every day? A few hours?

C.J.

it only happens right after i start the car. and it only occurs the first time i back up after the car has started. if my first motion with the vehicle started is forward then it does not make the sound. but each time my first motion is reverse it makes the sound. it seems to make it when i start to let off of the brake. you can also feel that there is less friction between the 2 when that click occurs. if im rolling down a hill in reverse and the click occurs i feel the car speed up for just a second like the brakes loosen up from the rotor a bit. but then it tightens back. ive never had a problem with the brakes. they all passed the inspection we had at school the other day. so no problems with them just wanting to know what there doing the first few seconds of movement.

i also think that the sound occurs every time the car has been started up with first motion reverse. so depending on how much i drive determines how many times it occurs in one day. and it only does it one time while the car is running. if i have already backed up one time. then it will not do it again until i turn the car off and back on.

If it's rear drum, I'm thinking it's weak springs not releasing fully. I'd open the rear drums back up, take 'er apart, use compressed air (wear a mask!) to blow everything clean, and replace every spring, washer, and hardware bit in there.

Discs? I don't know enough about them "new fangled" things to offer an opinion. In my day, we stopped a car with our feet...and we LIKED IT!

C.J.

lol ok thx for the advice ill probally go to the napa store this weekend and do it all at school this next week hopefully that will solve it thx guyz -Intimidator68