Using the parking brake definitely reduces stress on the auto tranny, if you
use it right. When you are ready to park, stop with the service brakes and
hold them, shift to nuetral and set the parking brake, release the service
brakes and let the vehicle settle/roll until the parking brake holds it,
then shift to park and there'll be no pressure on the tranny. I've always
done it whenever I drive an automatic equipped truck just out of courtesy.
HTH,
Will Coughlin willcoughlin@hotmail.com
'00 reg.cab,2wd,4.7L/NV-3500HD5-spd/3.92sg(9.25")
http://www.geocities.com/willcoughlin/index.html
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From: "DakotaRebel" <dakrebelchic@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: DML: Parking Break Gave Up...
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 19:57:06 -0500
Oh my! I'm hoping my cable isn't that weak...though I guess I'll have to
wait and see. I have the auto tranny, so for the most part it's not a huge
deal for me to go without the p-break, though I do use it everytime I park
under recommendation that it takes a lil stress of the tranny and auto
clutch.
I figure I'll give my dealership a shot at fixing this inside problem, and
if they can't come up with something better than this, I may have to hop
into AutoCAD and redesign that part. :o)
Btw...thanks for replying Will ;o)
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DakotaRebel
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