Parking Brake

Geo-TH,In · Nov 13, 2016

Is this a good use for a 4x4?

dpendzic · Nov 13, 2016

only if the parking lot slopes to the front of the pickup!

Machnegative · Nov 13, 2016

Old Dodges with the push button automatic were often "equipped" with similar parking brakes due to stretch in the park cable.

rrlund · Nov 13, 2016

Yep,I've had a couple of Chevys myself and had to do the same thing. You sure didn't want to shut them off.

ditchwitch · Nov 13, 2016

Does the factory parking brake not work???. If so why would you have to use a 4 x 4 ..

Geo-TH,In · Nov 13, 2016

Not my truck. Snapped pic in Menards parking lot.

Athol Carr · Nov 13, 2016

In Kiwi-land that would be off the road. Without good parking brake, no 'Warrant of Fitness', i.e. not legal on the road and insurance cover would be invalidated. That door would also probably not pass inspection.

JMS/.MN · Nov 13, 2016

I used to work at a company where that was called a "Kramer Brake". On dump trucks! Now you know he name of the company.

mmfan55 · Nov 13, 2016

Believe it or not: there are some states in the northeast that laws still require "chock blocks " on ANY semi that is parked. I have heard of cops using that outdated law for a "cash cow ".

Steve in VA · Nov 13, 2016

I had a 72 Land Rover and carried a large rock as the e-brake.

Bob in SD · Nov 14, 2016

The'02 was still like that. They put a stretchy link in so that the parking brake would "self adjust". It's absolute crap. I've asked 7-8 people with similar vintage Dodge 1/2 tons, none of their parking brakes work.

I just swaged a loop of cable to bypass the stretchy part, so mine works "OK" but there's no adjustment at that end any more.

JML755 · Nov 14, 2016

(quoted from post at 14:18:43 11/13/16) Is this a good use for a 4x4?

yup, that's what I use on my Chevy '02 manual trans. On flat ground, I just put it in gear but if I'm on a slope or I want to leave the engine running in neutral, the 4x4 comes out of the bed and put to use. Been meaning to get the parking brake fixed, just haven't got around to it. :roll:

The Dukester · Nov 16, 2016

If you have to use that your heap hadn't oughta be on the road....period.

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