I do. ;)


:)

Well, fergodsake, man, fill me in, I'm just as confused as everybody else...

So I shouldn't use the "emergency" brake? (Yes, I have an automatic.)

I may have missed a "t" in my original post "no using = not using". You do want to use the emergency/parking/hand brake with an automatic transmission. You don't have to... but it is a good idea. It keeps the car from rolling onto the park pin in the transmission... which lowers the stress on both the tranny and, if on an incline, the motor mounts.

Plus, using it also means that the cable that actuates the mechanicsm gets moved around so it does not have a chance to rust up. That way those brakes will be there if you ever really need them. And if you're in a location where they check your car for that at inspection time it also saves some buck on the repair.

PS. I have also heard the term "hand brake" but what happens when it is a pedal on the floor???? Secondary foot brake? :D

Because we are lucky enough to have stories like that. :)

Thank you, milktoast, very much (smile).

I know that times have changed,but I was brought up in NE.When I grew up,there were very few automatic transmissions.We were taught NOT to use
the emergency brake,because it could freeze up.We were taught,to turn the front wheels,so the vehicle,wouldn't roll into anything.(One of the cars,that my father had,was a 48 Chevy,with a vacuum shift & foot starter.Anyone
remember them?It was light green,but he customised it by brush painting the
rear fenders,black.(Yuck!) Irish

Don't remember that, but my dad had a '69 Rambler that was, I believe, one of the last to have vacuum wipers instead electric...they were great, cuz they were variable speed at a time when few electric wipers had delay (something we needed very much in this part of the world). Also a lot of fun one time when I was driving 2 of my school buds home...they had never seen that type of wipers before, & they were both tripping on acid...so they weren't sure if the wipers were really moving slowly, or just their altered perceptions...total freak-out time for them :eek:

PS Irish, I think I do remember my dad telling me not to set the parking brake in cold weather...only applied about six weeks out of the year in the South...

Scotz---In those days,alot,of the cars had mechanical brakes,instead of
hydraulic.The brake shoes(NO rotors)could freese,to the drums.It could also warp them if the brakes were hot.Mechanical brakes could be a pain,if you forgot,to constantly adjust them!Can you spell-C-R-A-S-H? Irish