First off, I have a dreaded V6 tranny in my 98 2dr(106k miles). The tranny was replaced at 65k, shortly before I got the car.

When I'm backing up, when i touch the brake, I get a rather loud creak I guess is the word, but it's not sustained, very short. I can just barely tap the brake, or press fairly hard. I'm not sure if it's the tranny or if it's something suspension related. I have had the front sway bar links replaced, as well as the lower ball joints(both around 83k miles).

I never noticed this going forward. The wheels can be straight or turned when backing up. Shifting is as smooth as when I got the car, it doesn't drop gears, shift hard, nothing. There is no abnormally loud sound when I shift into reverse, of course I hear some mechanical noise, but that is normal. I'm up for a tranny fluid change soon(been about 20k miles), I track that very closly, since that's one of the only things you can do with these poorly-built transmissions for the V6's.

Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks!

 

Well being that you have to hit the brakes to hear the "noise" its probably something else, check the brakes/rotors/pads/etc.....i would think that if it was a tranny problem you would hear that "noise" with or without the brakes being applied

 

Front brake pads/rotors were replaced about 5k miles ago...

 

why didn't you do the rear as well???