When parking on a incline car rolls back 6" Normal?
10-25-2007, 06:11 PM
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So, maybe the guy I refer to did not snap off the pawl... but he snapped something -- and it doesn't work anymore. It happened when he put it into park while rolling slowly. Moral of the story -- be careful with that thing. 
10-26-2007, 04:07 PM
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A couple years ago my Tacoma truck with auto transmission was parked on the street in front of my house. Flat street, so I just put it in "park" without the parking brake. Some *** in a minivan rear ended my truck (hit and run) and shoved it 30 feet forward (all the way to the front of the neighbors house, police couldn't believe it). No skid marks from my truck tires, and the trans was still in "park". I was worried something was broken, but I never had any problems with it, (i.e. parking on slight incline without parking brake). Maybe the force of the hit disengaged the parking pawl without breaking it.....kinda like those frickin plastic pieces everywhere in the 928 that will break if treated gently, but will correctly snap out if yanked on.
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10-26-2007, 05:56 PM
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10-26-2007, 06:17 PM
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That's Alan's point. Only automatic's have a pawl to stop the car from moving when in park. Five speed 928's with poor compression can always be found at the bottom of your driveway in the morning.
10-26-2007, 06:41 PM
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10-26-2007, 09:32 PM
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My personal story.............not a 928 but 5 speed truck that rolled down my driveway, across the residential street and up the neighbours driveway narrowly missing his parked truck in his driveway.
Picture this freaked Scotsman yelling barely intelligble language a the local Canadians while all this is happening running across said street to 'stop' my truck.
Whether its auto or manual, metal pawl or plastic.............use the properly adjusted 'parking brake'.
Chaad..........just some words of experience not to be 'churled' at.
Picture this freaked Scotsman yelling barely intelligble language a the local Canadians while all this is happening running across said street to 'stop' my truck.
Whether its auto or manual, metal pawl or plastic.............use the properly adjusted 'parking brake'.
Chaad..........just some words of experience not to be 'churled' at.
10-26-2007, 10:04 PM
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If the handbrake (UK speak for E brake) gets in your way when exiting the 928 it means it's not adjusted properly.
I was always taught to turn the steering wheel so the front wheels would roll into the kerb when parking on a steep hill.
When parking after a "hot lap" or spirited drive with hot brakes, don't use the handbrake. As the drum cools and contracts the shoes can cause the drum to warp Probably not as likely on a 928 as on a car with just drum brakes at the rear.
I was always taught to turn the steering wheel so the front wheels would roll into the kerb when parking on a steep hill.
When parking after a "hot lap" or spirited drive with hot brakes, don't use the handbrake. As the drum cools and contracts the shoes can cause the drum to warp Probably not as likely on a 928 as on a car with just drum brakes at the rear.
10-26-2007, 10:32 PM
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10-27-2007, 12:12 AM
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When I lived in Tahoe I went to a friends house during a snow storm. He lived on a pretty steep hill. When I came out a couple of hours later my car was gone. Found it at the bottom of the hill still in park with the parking brake still set! Damn thing slid about 200 ft. in a nice straight line.
