Winnebago Sprinter Van with pull out
Picked up my new van and took it for test run.Generally pleased with the layout.I was very pleased with the pop out bed.I was worried about class B's because of the sleeping arrangement appeared unco...
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I'm with mlts22 all the way. There are reasons to use the parking brake other than the obvious one of holding the vehicle in place. One evening my wife was backing up one of our cars down the driveway when she(claims) she didn't notice one of our other cars also in the driveway behind her and smacked it really hard. The car that was hit lurched down the driveway because the transmission popped out of "Park" and rolled about another 5 feet because the parking brake was set and set tight. If the parking brake wasn't engaged, my car would've rolled across the street and onto my neighbor's lawn.
My neighbor next door had a 1980 Buick Riviera that had front and rear disc brakes and the parking brake at the rear wheels was part of the brake system. He NEVER used the parking brake because he didn't believe in it and was too lazy to set it. About every two to three years he had to have the rear calipers replaced because the brake pedal kept going down lower and lower. Cost? $800 in the 1980's. Turns out the problem was the the parking brake mechanism, when used, would ratchet each time and when necessary, adjust the brakes. Well the neighbor's parking brake were corroded in place due to nonuse and would not adjust. My neighbor was stubborn and went through this repeatedly until the car was sold.
Think you're safe because the car's transmission is in park? The parking pawl or whatever it's called on my Turbohydromatic 350 was about 1/4-3/8" in diameter and that's what holds the entire car in place. Think about it!
In regards to mits22 statement about unloading the transmission before placing it in park,I remember the fisherman stuck on the boat ramp because he couldn't get it out of Park. He just let the pickup slide right onto the parking pawl.
My neighbor next door had a 1980 Buick Riviera that had front and rear disc brakes and the parking brake at the rear wheels was part of the brake system. He NEVER used the parking brake because he didn't believe in it and was too lazy to set it. About every two to three years he had to have the rear calipers replaced because the brake pedal kept going down lower and lower. Cost? $800 in the 1980's. Turns out the problem was the the parking brake mechanism, when used, would ratchet each time and when necessary, adjust the brakes. Well the neighbor's parking brake were corroded in place due to nonuse and would not adjust. My neighbor was stubborn and went through this repeatedly until the car was sold.
Think you're safe because the car's transmission is in park? The parking pawl or whatever it's called on my Turbohydromatic 350 was about 1/4-3/8" in diameter and that's what holds the entire car in place. Think about it!
In regards to mits22 statement about unloading the transmission before placing it in park,I remember the fisherman stuck on the boat ramp because he couldn't get it out of Park. He just let the pickup slide right onto the parking pawl.
