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Old 02-16-2004, 10:17 PM   #5 (permalink)
Peryn
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Location: San Diego, CA.
Ever notice what happens in an auto when ya park on a hill, and dont set teh E-brake? When ya go to start it up, and shift it outta park, you really gotta pull the hell outta the lever to get it to move. What happens is that in the transmission, when you put it in park, it pops out a tooth which locks the innards to the case. To get the car to roll in park, it you either hafta take out that tooth (and its pretty damn strong looking), take out the innards of your tranny, or rip up the transmission case. Either way, it will be very difficult to get your car to roll when its in park. By not putting the brake on, you force the weight of the car to fight that parking prawl and transmission case. This does put unnessecary force on your transmission. So putting the brakes on or off, probably wont make or break your car, but it will save some strain on your transmission.
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