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paulsm87
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Jun 06, 2013

Down shifting the transmission for braking assist

I have a question about the proper use of down shifting my transmission in my motor home I have a 2001 Jayco With the V-10 The question is; when driving and towing my Escape I will down shift my...
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CloudDriver
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Jun 06, 2013
I always downshift when going down long steep grades. Never had any transmission issues.

In any case, I would much rather pay for a transmission repair than lose my life due to a brake failure.

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