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When put to bed; parking brake first, then in gear or neutral? Not a question for lawdevil Gary in SoFL - Tuesday, 27 November, 2012, at 9:27:03 am |
Pad material transfer to a stationary rotor can cause the juddering that feels like a warped rotor. *NM* Laz - Tuesday, 27 November, 2012, at 10:03:59 am |
I don't think the parking brake will have an effect on the rotors/pads. Guenter in Ontario - Tuesday, 27 November, 2012, at 11:13:23 am |
Right. To be clear, I was speaking only of a caliper pad and disc rotor. *NM* Laz - Tuesday, 27 November, 2012, at 11:19:28 am |
With some pads, such as HWAK HPS (which i hate witha passion) this is significant grant - Tuesday, 27 November, 2012, at 11:44:11 am |
If "put to bed" refers to hibernation - I do neither Guenter in Ontario - Tuesday, 27 November, 2012, at 11:06:54 am |
I think this only matters in extreme circumstances grant - Tuesday, 27 November, 2012, at 11:41:55 am |
Gears / oil? jlegelis - Tuesday, 27 November, 2012, at 1:12:01 pm |
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I'd suggest leaving the box out of gear and using the parking brake. The gears aren't designed to be held static face to face, the oil will separate and leave metal-to-metal contact as well as needlessly compressing the syncro's and transmitting movement into the engine, which is also not designed to take bearing load or move pistons without temperature and continuous lubrication. If need be, use reverse.
Ridiculously paranoid is right... MarcW - Tuesday, 27 November, 2012, at 5:03:55 pm |
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jlegelis
I'm much more intrigued by the first part of the comment:Quote
I'd suggest leaving the box out of gear and using the parking brake. The gears aren't designed to be held static face to face, the oil will separate and leave metal-to-metal contact as well as needlessly compressing the syncro's and transmitting movement into the engine, which is also not designed to take bearing load or move pistons without temperature and continuous lubrication. If need be, use reverse.
To me, this seems ridiculously paranoid, not to mention outright ignorant of modern metallurgy and lubrication. But, since I'm neither a metallurgist or tribologist, I thought someone more informed might like to comment? FWIW, when my cars are put away for winter storage, I've always left them in first gear, parking brake off (to avoid cable stretching, perhaps another misguided idea) - so far no issues after ~30 years...
- JohnL
Boston
It's a good idea to take the parking brake off after a thorough car wash; otherwise: snap/bang. Laz - Tuesday, 27 November, 2012, at 6:16:08 pm |
I sometimes use the parking brake when I wash the car and sometimes... MarcW - Tuesday, 27 November, 2012, at 9:50:04 pm |
A place to use the parking brake, and put the car in gear: Laz - Wednesday, 28 November, 2012, at 1:02:49 am |
Re: A place to use the parking brake, and put the car in gear: whall - Wednesday, 28 November, 2012, at 9:59:01 am |
No street parking allowed on Lombard Street. But if I had to park on something that steep... MarcW - Wednesday, 28 November, 2012, at 11:10:37 am |
Re: No street parking allowed on Lombard Street. But if I had to park on something that steep... Laz - Wednesday, 28 November, 2012, at 11:36:26 am |
Re: Ridiculously paranoid is right... jlegelis - Wednesday, 28 November, 2012, at 9:43:26 am |
That 'Mice' comment hit too close to home! IFlyLow - Thursday, 29 November, 2012, at 7:28:04 am |
Oh oh. There's probably more than the damage you can see (and smell).... MarcW - Thursday, 29 November, 2012, at 10:56:16 am |
Store you car with fabric softener sheets in the trunks, interior and air intakes Roger987 - Thursday, 29 November, 2012, at 8:11:21 pm |
I more or less ignored that. There is rationale for leaving cars out of gear, ... grant - Tuesday, 27 November, 2012, at 7:09:00 pm |
The bang doesn't cause me to worry about the drive train proper rather I'm worried... MarcW - Tuesday, 27 November, 2012, at 9:52:04 pm |