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redk9258
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Re: Using your parking brake
06/16/11 03:54 PM


I've got drums on back and they adjust when you back up, not from the parking brake. The parking brake also has a self adjusting feature by the handle to compensate for cable stretch. That said, I do use the parking brake. I've been driving cars with manual transmissions since I started driving. When I first started driving, I would just leave it in gear and not set the parking brake. One time I stepped out to get gas and when I was reaching for the pump handle, I heard the sound of movement. I turned around and realized that my car was rolling away. I was able to dive in and yank the parking brake up! Guess I left her in neutral. Anyway, after that, I always set the parking brake.






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* Using your parking brake mogli 06/16/11 11:19 AM
. * Re: Using your parking brake Trebor  06/16/11 04:49 PM
. * Pettle? Break? Vas Crabb  06/16/11 05:31 PM
. * Re: Pettle? Break? Trebor  06/16/11 08:05 PM
. * Re: Pettle? Break? italieAdministrator  06/16/11 09:01 PM
. * An' your is 'em, too. (nt) TriggerFin  06/16/11 10:03 PM
. * Re: Pettle? Break? Trebor  06/16/11 09:36 PM
. * Re: Pettle? Break? Gor  06/16/11 11:25 PM
. * Re: Pettle? Break? Fever  06/17/11 01:16 AM
. * Re: Pettle? Break? TriggerFin  06/17/11 06:10 AM
. * Re: Pettle? Break? mogli  06/17/11 10:41 PM
. * Re: Using your parking brake DMala  06/16/11 04:45 PM
. * Re: Using your parking brake mogli  06/17/11 10:29 PM
. * Re: Using your parking brake italieAdministrator  06/16/11 02:03 PM
. * Re: Using your parking brake Sune  06/16/11 06:00 PM
. * Re: Using your parking brake redk9258  06/16/11 03:54 PM
. * Re: Using your parking brake mogli  06/17/11 10:18 PM

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