I keep forgetting to set my e-brake. Am I going to regret it?
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I keep forgetting to set my e-brake. Am I going to regret it?
I read that you should set your e-brake when you first get you car for the first few hundred miles. I have always driven an automatic and never really set my e-brake on any of my cars. It's a hard habit to develop. I racked up 500 miles so far on my IS250 and not once did I remember to set my e-brake. Am I going to regret this?
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Not sure what you meant by "set", but I had an issue with my e-brake when I got my car. The e-brake assembly needed to be tightened and greased. If you don't get yours adjusted, it'll just clunk on bumps, but it won't damage anything.
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I'm must be old fashioned. I always set the parking brake and never "rest" the car on the transmission.
If I remember correctly putting the car in park causes a pin to lock the output shaft to something fixed (like the case of the transmission). Resting the car on the pin will eventually cause problems, especially when taking the car out of Park with any load on that pin (hence the clunk you hear).
If I remember correctly putting the car in park causes a pin to lock the output shaft to something fixed (like the case of the transmission). Resting the car on the pin will eventually cause problems, especially when taking the car out of Park with any load on that pin (hence the clunk you hear).
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I'm must be old fashioned. I always set the parking brake and never "rest" the car on the transmission.
If I remember correctly putting the car in park causes a pin to lock the output shaft to something fixed (like the case of the transmission). Resting the car on the pin will eventually cause problems, especially when taking the car out of Park with any load on that pin (hence the clunk you hear).
If I remember correctly putting the car in park causes a pin to lock the output shaft to something fixed (like the case of the transmission). Resting the car on the pin will eventually cause problems, especially when taking the car out of Park with any load on that pin (hence the clunk you hear).
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I'm must be old fashioned. I always set the parking brake and never "rest" the car on the transmission.
If I remember correctly putting the car in park causes a pin to lock the output shaft to something fixed (like the case of the transmission). Resting the car on the pin will eventually cause problems, especially when taking the car out of Park with any load on that pin (hence the clunk you hear).
If I remember correctly putting the car in park causes a pin to lock the output shaft to something fixed (like the case of the transmission). Resting the car on the pin will eventually cause problems, especially when taking the car out of Park with any load on that pin (hence the clunk you hear).
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I was taught back in driving school that you apply the foot brake, put it in Park, then apply the parking brake. When disengaging, you put your foot on the foot brake, remove the parking brake, and take it out of Park. I am not sure that it matters all that much, though, as long as you have your foot on the brake when moving the gear selector and when applying/removing the parking brake. I think this order really just ensures that you never have the parking brake on while you are in gear.
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I read it in the other thread about people who had trouble with hearing a loud thud from the rear shocks when they go over a pot hole.
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