Parking Brake Sucks?

JB1

You really have to pull the ebrake all the way for it to work little.

,again. And this also goes for when you park a car when the brakes are hot, the rotors can warp or worse... few years ago I picked up our company loaner car for a business trip. The previous user obviously lived by the slogan "Don't be gentle, it's a rental", as he or she parked the car with glowing hot rear brakes and put the ebrakes on "firmly". When I tried to drive the car a few days later, the brakes were stuck, so I rocked the car back and forth until the brakes "released". However, after driving a few feet I realized that only part of the brakes released, as about half of the brake pad was still stuck to the rotor...


And again. I have driven manuals for the past 15+ years and always parked them in 1st gear, never had any problems. I can't imagine that a parked car can put more strain on the gearbox then a 3.7LV6 at WOT...


As Vipor, I'm in for pics, or better yet, a you tube video

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ishthemienguy

This might be off topic but when your coming to a stop, you down shift into a lower gear but still have the clutch depress and also press on the breaks to stop, will it cause any damage?

kannibul

No.

MPD47

There are 3 adjustments FYI, one in each rotors, plus an adjustment at the handle (provided it is the same as the 350z). I shimmed mine at the handle, adjusted the rears, and put Project Mu drum pads in the rear. Locks for drifting just fine

And straight away entries while dragging it down an outer clip.

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vipor

win! thanks for the info +1!

lol i'll add you to my rep list for tomorrow

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AutoX Z

For all the people worried about putting strain on the transmission when leaving it in gear while parked. You realize that when you actually drive the car there is possibly 1000x more load on the transmission compared to just holding it on an incline. There is no possible way, even on the steepest incline that leaving the car in gear when you park it could do any damage to the transmission.

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KEVTEX

I've driven standard transmission cars for 44 years and only use the e-brake when the engine is running and I want to get out of the vehicle for a moment. This idea of straining the transmission seems foolish to me. Side stepping the clutch pedal at 5,000 rpm is the only time to worry about straining your transmission(and clutch, u-joints and differential).

IHas370Z?

A noob question, but I'm kind of confused... In order to park with the car in gear, you need to shut off the car while having the clutch depressed... so the correct process would be...

neutral, e-brake, depress clutch, back to first, turn off?

or

stay in first, clutch depressed, e-brake, turn off?

I'm guessing either would be ok, or am I completely off base lol

Phelan, awesome Breaking Benjamin quote btw.

spearfish25

To park in gear:

Come to a stop with the car in 1st and clutch depressed. Turn the car off. Release the clutch. Voila! (You don't need an ebrake to park)

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Matt

I tested my ebrake yesterday. In neutral, on a hill, my ebrake works just fine even only half engaged. Fully engaged, even on a steep incline, I would feel not leaving it in gear.

However, like others, leaving it in gear doesn't phase me. I park it in 1st every time, hill or not, out of habit.

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Division

In my old car, I had a habit of letting out the clutch before the engine was fully off. The dumbass lurch that followed convinced me to park in neutral normally, tossing it in gear when I'm on a steep hill.

vipor

lurching is funny, esp when there's a structure in front of you

had some kid pay me to put a remote start on his Ford [can't remember the model] and it was a stick. told him to make sure he parked in neutral every time or it'd be a problem when he went to start it. got his car worked on and the dash replaced (recall, it was peeling away from the frame) and he remote started it. lurched right into a wall, hard enough to deploy the airbags.

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chief_Roka

I'm on nissan/infiniti vehicle #4 now. And all my e brakes were weak. The e brake needs a tune for drifting.

DooDooBrown

Hey, the way I see it, the parking brake is under warantee from Nissan for 30,000 miles... If I activate the brake, and my car goes downhill and crashes into something, guess who foots the bill?? (Well, atleast on paper!!)

schrute

^Parking brake requires periodic adjustment and adjustments IIRC are only covered for 12 months/12,000 miles. If an adjustment is needed it's up to you to adjust it or take it in - Nissan will not cover anything related to a parking brake failure unless you have a good case, and most likely a good lawyer. (Former consumer affairs employee for another auto maker here).

For my I just use the parking brake on level ground. On an incline I also put it in gear and turn my wheels to the curb as taught in drivers ed those many years ago.

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