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Originally Posted by Frost
You seriously have to use the e-brake. No mechanic worth his salt will tell you NOT to use it for parking. Your tranny is meant to go one way and if you force a load on it that goes the other way, essentially you are putting it in a position that it wasn't really design to do: lock your car in position. That's what brakes and e-brakes are for. Just because you've been doing it wrong for years, doesn't make it right. Does it mean your tranny will fail immediately? No, but I strongly advise against telling the world that it's ok not to use your E-brake when parking.
In fact, when I park, I stop, pull e-brake, release normal brake pedal, let car rest against e-brake, then release clutch. Your e-brake is designed to hold the car, your tranny, not really but can substitute in a pinch.
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Not trying to argue with you, but how does an automatic transmission work in regards to parking? Furthermore, what if it rains outside and the temperature is below freezing and you have your e-brake engaged? Wouldn't that be bad for the e-brake?
And lastly, e-brake is designed to stop the car from rolling, eh? Tell that to GM who told me my e-brake in my Cobalt SS was NOT designed to stop the car from rolling when parked. They told me I was suppose to leave it in gear and pull the e-brake
Also, I have a 16 year old Toyota Tacoma that has been parked for 16 years in gear without the e-brake. Only 130,000+ miles on it, but the transmission seems to work just as good as the day I got it. On a leveled surface, I personally see no need to use the e-brake if the car is in gear. However, if the vehicle is on an incline, well that's a different story. As I said before, when I park on hills, I myself, would recommend leaving the car in gear and the e-brake pulled, along with the wheel being turned towards/away from the curb, depending on which direction you're facing.