Parking brake
Whilst perusing the fount of all knowledge this morning, I read an article that Ford is doing a recall on 2018 F-150s for failing to go into Park. There have been some rollaways. It always surprises m...
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Gdetrailer wrote:Lynnmor wrote:
Many folks learned the hard way that the use of a parking brake in freezing temperatures was a bad idea. Cables or mechanisms freeze fast and you will go nowhere.
Total BS.
I HAVE been setting a parking brake on ALL of my vehicles since I started driving back in the early 80's and I HAVE NEVER HAD A FROZEN parking brake due to freezing weather.
I drive a lot of miles in heavy snow, slush and sub freezing temps..
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Really nice manners and comment!
The brake doesn’t freeze while driving lots of miles, but instead while parked. Of course the PA road salt helps prevent freezing while destroying the car. Just because you haven’t had a problem yet, doesn’t make other views invalid.
