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Originally Posted by Doofus McFancypants
It annoys my wife, but i always use the parking break - on the Nissan (5spd) and the Crusier (auto) regarrdless of where i park ( yes even in the garage). unsure where i picked this up from as both my parents NEVER use the parking break - but then again they always had manuals so the tranny keeps it from moving ( intheory)
i Purposly turn the wheels only on really steap hills - Maybe i do it all the time and do not think about it.
steve
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Same here. I use it to take pressure off of the transmission when parked. And the same with my folks too. I think old E-brakes often broke, so people were hesitant to use them.
I agree with Metro -- if they're not used, they tend to seize.
I use the e-brakes on rentals as well -- habit I suppose -- but if they have rear drums, that's supposed to self-adjust them. Or just drive in reverse and brake hard
RH77