stet Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 I parked in my bud's driveway, about a 20 degree slope. I like to engage the parking brake to hold it, then engage the transmission in park. I was surprised that the parking brake would not hold the car still, and I had pressed the brake completely for sure. It creaked loud and the car went down the hill. Went to the dealer, and apparently there is a separate drum brake in the rear wheel for the parking brake (never seen that setup before). They told me they test the parking brake by putting the car in gear on a flat surface, then seeing if it moves with the car in drive and idling. They told me to engage the tranny in park, and apparently there is nothing "wrong". That makes me a bit nervous next time I need to park on a San Francisco type hill, I guess I will make sure the tire is curbed, brake engaged and tranny in park. Hate to pinch the tire though. What are your thoughts on this? I thought the parking brake should be able to hold it on a hill, am I wrong? Should I drive a bit with this aux brake partially engaged to rough it up so it will take a better bite (I am sure that is a bad idea and won't try it)? Any issue with loading up the tranny with a 30 plus degree hill? Will it "pop" when I disengage it? I'd like to know your thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stradt03 Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 that seems pretty strange. I read this and went and tried the parking brake on a 25*ish hill and it held just fine, no creak, moan, or other sign of displeasure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stet Posted June 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Thanks for the reply, I will address it more formally when I put the car in for its first service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druck52 Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Thanks for the reply, I will address it more formally when I put the car in for its first service. The parking brake shoes probably just need to be adjusted out some. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazedUp Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Set the parking brake and put car in reverse and back-up about 6 feet or so. This adjusts the parking drum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stet Posted July 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 I appreciate that, this is how old school drum brakes were reset, so it makes sense. I will report back, once I find a steep hill to test the result. Thanks !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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