ok i've been hearing around that ppl with auto should put the parking brake after the car is in park? i mean is there any difference if we do it or if we dont?

 

there isnt a differnce if your on a normal road meaning not on a hill, and its mostly for manual tranny

 

Apply the ebrake before you put in park. And when you take off, shift from PArk to gear, then release the ebrake. You want to avoid pressure on the automatic tranny PArk gear , if the car is not dead level. Besides, using ebrake every day will prevent eventual failure caused by rust. You dont want to ebrake cables to seize, Use it every day.

 

How wont there be pressure on the park gear regardless of e-braking it first? What's the difference from using the foot break while shifting to park???

 

If you drive hard and then use the e=brake to park, isn't it bad for the rotors to have pads constantly putting pressure on hot rotors?

Also, I thought on Auto Trannys, there is no real point to put the brake on unless on a steep hill.

I use the emergency brake once in a while to make sure it still works. Just my 2 cents

 

If the car is not on a level spot:
if you release the foot brake, the car will roll till the tranny Park position locks in, but there will be pressure on the mechanism, including on the shifter cable. ( I had to replace a shifter cable cause I was always parking on my inclined driveway without applying the ebrake first)

if you apply the ebrake first before putting shifter in PArk, obviously the car will not move. No pressure on the internal tranny mechanism. This will also make shifting out of P to R or D much easier: no gravity load on the transmission.

 

No wonder it's hard as hell trying to shift out of park Good tip to know for the future

 

i like to use my e brake going around turns in the snow and ice - what about you guys

 

Duh, I thought everyone knew that.

If you park on an inclined spot all the time, then it might wear down the actualy e-brake pads or whatever the hell the e-brake uses. That's the only issue, but it's still advisable because that probably costs less to replace than a shifting cable and other parts of the transmission. The clunking noise when shifting out of Park should be a clue that you're beating up your tranny.

 

you should be using it no matter what you drive. resting the weight of the car on the pin isnt a good thing

 

The e-brake uses the rear brakes

 

I read somewhere recently that that is only true in cars with drum brakes in the rear. Better cars such as Maximas have 4-wheel disc brakes and the e-brake is a separate mechanism. Could be wrong, but I swear I read that.

 

it still uses the same brake but uses a cable to clamp it when you pull the parking handle up. And yes the rear brakes do clamp hydraulicly when you step on the brake pedal, just not as much as the fronts do. No it will not wear the pads when you set the parking brake, it cant wear when theres no friction involved

 

I do it all the time. Kids think its fun and cool, but wife goes crazy and hysteric.

 

i only use my parking brake when i park at my house or on a hill

 

Good point point Twiggy, I will now use the e0brake always before parking

 

yea man... my friend always tells me how the car moves after i put it into park... w/the e-brake, it doesn't go backwards and forwards anymore

 

Here's an example

well first of all if you havent paid off your car and youve missed a couple of payments. and now the repo man is after your car. your car is front wheel drive. they need to lift up your car from the front two wheels to avoid any squeels from the tires. if you use your parking brake and some one wants to repo your car, you'll know instantly from the loud squeels.

 

Oh, another reason to use the ebrake regularly:
prevents ebrake cable rusting and eventual seizing and failure in rust zones. Take my word for it.