View Poll Results: Parking brake: do you use it??
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Sometimes...only on hills
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Sometimes...only on hills
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08-12-2006, 10:01 AM
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I had replaced my tranny on my Cherokee at 160 k miles. It cost me $ 2,200. So ever since then I wanted to do something that would take the load off the drive-train when not is use (95% of the day). So I use the e-brake every time now hoping that it should help in some way.
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08-13-2006, 03:15 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by MDT4RNR
[B]I have notice for a while now that when I park the runner I hear a very faint clicking sound coming from the engine, better said the tranny. This happened every time I released the break pedal after putting the truck in park. I narrowed it down to the slight rocking motion that the truck had after releasing the break pedal.
So what I do not is to engage the Emergency break before letting of the break pedal and then putting it in park. This took care of the problem.
I became sensitive to hearing this noise because my wife drives a
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08-14-2006, 08:41 AM
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There is almost never I level ground.
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02-02-2007, 12:10 PM
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Only use it on inclines that are steep enough to put load on the tranny but never on flat ground since sometimes on older yotas the e brake cables can freeze up.
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02-28-2007, 12:29 AM
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I have it on, and sometimes when I am driving I forget to release it
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06-07-2007, 02:21 PM
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Don't let the name fool you. That baby's not just for when you're parked! I use mine to slide out the backend in the snow.
If you practice you can make a pretty good transition from brake sliding into the corner and power steering out of the corner.
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09-26-2007, 06:00 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by greasefingers
There is almost never I level ground.
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11-24-2013, 03:12 PM
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I've always used it. Even though in the T4R that I have now, it doesn't work... :/
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03-26-2014, 02:31 PM
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I don't use it on level ground but I ALWAYS do on hills, which is almost always since I live in East Tennessee. haha
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06-21-2016, 03:26 PM
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My 'runner is a standard, so yes, I use it regularly.
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10-03-2017, 06:50 AM
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Always use it when parked on a hill, even a slight one.
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04-20-2018, 11:21 PM
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This forum has given me some food for thought, sadly never thought about the wear it could cause on the transmission. Good to know!
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04-24-2018, 03:54 AM
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So I'm in the "always" camp but before reading this thread, I'd put the transmission in Park and then engage the parking brake. Now, I'm going to do it the other way around. Fun fact for the day.
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07-06-2018, 05:43 PM
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On hills, sometimes when I'm not sure if it's a legit parking spot or not and want to make towing extra difficult
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07-06-2018, 05:50 PM
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Always, I'm in So Cal where we have lots of hills, because I have stick shift (although I also always park in gear), and because it's there.
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