Parking Brake...do you use it??

[Bill42]

I always do, now... That wasn't always the case. One time my Nissan 240SX came to rest in the middle of a busy parking lot after it moved by itself because I didn't have the Brake on. Luckily, I showed up just as the tow truck did.

The other time my Patrol Car moved at an incident scene and bumbed into my Sergeant's Patrol Car. Ooops. Boy did that generate a glare.

Make it a habit - it is worth it.

 

[Kanab]

Parking brake? Where is it???

 

[Northof49]

I don't use it when parked in my flat driveway....other than that, it's pretty durn steep in my region, so basically always.

 

[greasefingers]

I use it every time no matter what surface I am on. One exception is when the temperature outside is really cold, like below 15 F. Even a 1 degree incline is a good enough reason for me. A 4000 lb plus vehicle moves on anything other than zero degrees. And what stops it

 

[Northof49]

I use it every time no matter what surface I am on. One exception is when the temperature outside is really cold, like below 15 F. Even a 1 degree incline is a good enough reason for me. A 4000 lb plus vehicle moves on anything other than zero degrees. And what stops it

 

[Techenigma]

I never use it unless I actually park on a hill (which is never) as long as I'm on flat ground I dont see the point. I dont even parallel park so theres no danger of being tapped either.

 

[CGY_LTD_V8]

I only ever use my parking brake on hills.

 

[MDT4RNR]

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

 

[jbrhymer]

always

 

[gizmopt2002]

Not really, only when towing our ~4,800# boat.

 

[greasefingers]

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.

 

[RickyCRX]

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

 

[greasefingers]

There is almost never I level ground.

 

[RonMAIDEN]

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.

 

[HiVel-JR]

I have it on, and sometimes when I am driving I forget to release it

 

[rustyrazor]

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.

 

[Even Steven]

There is almost never I level ground.

All your bases are belong to us.

 

[JoeT4R]

I've always used it. Even though in the T4R that I have now, it doesn't work... :/

 

[Tif]

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

 

[JimG]

My 'runner is a standard, so yes, I use it regularly.