Thread: 2004 CompG - Thought I could delete all my posts; Nothing was ever wrong with the car

Yep, exact same problem, no noise going forward, squealing in reverse from passenger side only. It's just a little sheet metal tab. If you can get under your car, just pry it gently away from the rotor a few millimeters. It's the same on the other side, kinda o==o shaped, so you may need to give each side a little prying.

Originally Posted by industrialfish

Yep, exact same problem, no noise going forward, squealing in reverse from passenger side only. It's just a little sheet metal tab. If you can get under your car, just pry it gently away from the rotor a few millimeters. It's the same on the other side, kinda o==o shaped, so you may need to give each side a little prying.

Gonna check it out when I get home currently at college right now. Soon as I get home I will check it out. If thats the case its an easy fix. If not I guess I will have to keep driving around and bedding in the brakes normally through much more driving as directed. Also gonna do another brake in procedure as directed to speed up the process if it turns out to be the pad.

Those tabs are under the ball joint right behind the wheel? Looking at the image it looks to be only one circular tab attached to the control arm?

Originally Posted by SpeedGrid

Those tabs are under the ball joint right behind the wheel? Looking at the image it looks to be only one circular tab?

EDIT: Actually no on location. It's in front of the ball joint, I *think* attached to the steering knuckle OR the wheel hub. I couldn't find *any* pics online so that was the best blind reach around pic I could take since car is too low to get under. The tab is mirrored on the other side, all one piece. It looks like a bow tie, or dog bone shape.

I think it really looks like an old school wind up key.

Originally Posted by industrialfish

Correct on location. I couldn't find *any* pics online so that was the best blind reach around pic I could take since car is too low to get under. The tab is mirrored on the other side, all one piece. It looks like a bow tie, or dog bone shape.

Alright cool thanks for the info.

If thats the case I wonder why those tabs got out of place. I did not have this problem before installing new rotors and pads. Did you have this issue after installing your new rotors and pads. Looks like you have brakemotive brakes as well.

Also did your squeak happen in pulses while in reverse rather than a constant squeak?

Originally Posted by SpeedGrid

Alright cool thanks for the info.

If thats the case I wonder why those tabs got out of place. I did not have this problem before installing new rotors and pads. Did you have this issue after installing your new rotors and pads. Looks like you have brakemotive brakes as well.

Also did your squeak happen in pulses while in reverse rather than a constant squeak?

The brakes are actually PowerStop brand, Brakemotive is just another reseller of them. The tab is pretty thin sheet metal, doesn't take much to bend it, I think it's a gasket to prevent the hub from corroding to the knuckle.

I had pulsed squeaking at first, every time I backed out of the driveway and was told it was just fresh pad dust plus the zinc plating and just needed to wear through it. After a week of that, I took the wheel/pads/rotor/caliper off (got new caliper at same time) and wiped them all off and THEN got a constant squeal every time I reversed. Wasn't till I got the car on ramps that I could see it was BARELY touching the rotor.

There we go. This is from a 97-03 but same tab in same location on ours.