normal or not?
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Mountain Pass
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normal or not?
It seems that my truck has a lot more movement (like move forward some if the ground isn't perfectly level) when the transmission is placed in park than any of the other vehicles I have owned. Has anyone else noticed this or is it just me?
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I have this too. If I put it in park while facing up hill, there’s no movement. If I put it in park while facing downhill, it rolls a few inches Same with reverse, if I put it in park while backing up, I will roll forward if on a downhill forward plane. My driveway is a 4-5 degree upslope so I feel this a lot unless I pull nose in.
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From: Queen Creek
Are you setting the emergency brake before putting it in park? My driveway is on a slope and it doesn't move an inch no matter how I park as long as brake is set first. I have always done this to keep the weight of the vehicle causing it to get stuck in park next time I get in for a drive. Maybe that's not the problem here but, figured would throw out an obvious possibility.....
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Are you setting the emergency brake before putting it in park? My driveway is on a slope and it doesn't move an inch no matter how I park as long as brake is set first. I have always done this to keep the weight of the vehicle causing it to get stuck in park next time I get in for a drive. Maybe that's not the problem here but, figured would throw out an obvious possibility.....
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^^^Wow really?! Any reasoning behind this? I've never used park brake other than on steep grades or when driving manual transmission.
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It's a good habit to use the E-brake while in park, it lessens the stress between the trans and the engine. I'm guilty of only using it on inclines as well and I know better, I think I'll break that habit now. On perfectly level ground with no load it's really not a big deal but on any incline you should use the brake.
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This little piece of metal is all that holds your 8,000# truck from rolling away:
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Mine does it too. It's most noticeable while my engine is cold (still idling around 900-1000rpm) and I stop at the gas pumps across from my work (flat ground). I put it in park, take my foot off the brake, and the truck will lurch forward a couple inches. It's a weird feeling...different than any other automatic I've owned (only a few fortunately)
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Not something I've really put a whole lot of thought into I suppose as even from drivers ed when I was 15yrs old was never ingrained into us in class but makes sense. Will work on breaking my habit of just putting tranny in park. Though wont be able to do it with wifes vehicle, she has a hard enough time remembering to lock the doors let alone remembering to release a parking brake!
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When releasing the parking brake (I'm told) it is important to use your foot to damp the motion of the pedal on it's way back up. I can no longer remember what potential problem that solves but there's something in there whose chitterlings get too shaken up.
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I also notice it moves quite a bit when loading something on the trailer, which is probably another time it would be good to use the parking break. Well it sounds like it may be normal or at least its not just me that seems to have a decent amount of movement, I was kind of worried that maybe I messed something up when I put it in park with the loaded trailer on and the parking pawl was making the ratcheting sound trying to engage but I suppose if something was messed up I would know by now since its been a couple thousand miles. All I can say is that the parking pawl mechanism must be pretty tough.