# Wheel noise only in reverse!

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-noise-only-in-reverse/37752>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** noises, civic, wheels, honda\
**Created:** [October 7, 2009, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-noise-only-in-reverse/37752 "2009-10-07T17:58:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Fifthmekon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df705f/32.png) [@Fifthmekon](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Fifthmekon)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-noise-only-in-reverse/37752/1 "2009-10-07T17:58:54Z")

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I’ve got a '96 Civic whose passenger-side front wheel produces a screeching, metal on metal sound when I back up. But there’s no brake pedal shudder, pulling or brake fade. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![ken\_green](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ken_green/32/816_2.png) [@ken\_green](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken_green)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-noise-only-in-reverse/37752/2 "2009-10-07T18:03:54Z")

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Maybe the brake pad wear indicator clip is angled in just the wrong way as to catch oddly in reverse ?  
Put the car on a hoist , remove the wheel, and start experimenting and investigating.