Parking Brake Sucks?

Chupacabra

The strain placed on the spurs.... are neglectful. I have been leaving cars in gears for a good percentage of a quarter of a century... never had a problem. but it now intrigues me to find out how much strain the spurs are receiving.

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ChrisSlicks

Yeah, I've always done both for the last 20 years. I pull the e-brake first and make sure it holds, and then throw it in gear as a safety. There's no strain on the spurs unless the e-brake was to fade or fail.

You can tighten the e-brake cable slack if it feels like there is too much play in the handle.

370Zsteve

Not sure what neglectful means here , but I have also put my cars in gear for years. The parking brake has been used sparingly, if at all, unless on a very steep grade.

No issues at all.

Never had to replace a stretched parking brake cable either.

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