The parking brake doesn't adjust the rear drums. They are adjusted by
braking in reverse (usually from about 10 MPH and braking hard).
I park this same way. Sometimes, maybe once every 10 days, the parking
brake won't release when I pull the handle. Cable getting stretched?
What's a new cable cost, so the price doesn't shock me when I really need
it?
Jon wrote:
> That's how I do it, except that I shift to neutral, engage the parking
> brake, let off the brake pedal, then shift to park. That way, you know
> for
> sure that the brake is holding the truck, rather than the tranny. Then
> when
> I get ready to take off again, it's the same but backwards. I step on the
> brake pedal, shift to neutral, disengage the parking brake, then shift to
> drive and take off. The reason I do it this way is the same reason why I
> shift into neutral at stops, it's easier on the brakes if the engine isn't
> constantly pushing against them, as in Drive.
> I've seen the guts of a few auto transmissions, and the park mechanism is
> rather weak-looking, so using the parking brake is easier on the tranny,
> as well. Also, using the parking brake keeps the infamous Dodge
> "self-adjusting" brakes adjusted.
> Later,
> Jon
> jonram@megalink.net
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> BugShield ----- Original Message ----- >
>> Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 11:55:02 -0600
>> From: Mike Crumley <mcrumley01@home.com>
>> Subject: Re: DML: Re: General Question - Parking Brake
>>
>> On Fri, 16 Nov 2001 14:41:26 -0500, pmacey@ans.net (Paul Macey) wrote:
>>
>>
>> >I was also told when parking on a hill, to
>> >engage the parking brake first, then shift into park, then when starting
>> >out, to shift into drive and then disengage the parking brake...does
>> >this sound right to everyone?
>>
>> Yes, it keeps the truck from rolling against the tranny stop and, if
>> nothing else, makes it easier to get out of park.
>>
>>
>>
>> Mike Crumley
>> mcrumley01@home.com
>> 97 V6 Dallas Cowboys Silver
>>
>> "Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you
>> fall down an open manhole and die." --Mel Brooks
>>
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