Parked on a hill and stuck in gear
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Parked on a hill and stuck in gear
I parked my 1965 automatic F100 on a hill last night and could not get the transmission out of Park. I did not have a jack (which could have been dangerous) so I had to ask people to push me so I could release the pressure and get the truck into reverse. Has this happened to you and what did you do?
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Does your emergency brake not work or need adjustment? I've been in newer vehicles and had something like that happen with the steering column.
When I park on a slope, I put the vehicle in neutral, set the e-brake and then release the regular brakes so the e- brake takes some load. Then put into park/gear.
When I park on a slope, I put the vehicle in neutral, set the e-brake and then release the regular brakes so the e- brake takes some load. Then put into park/gear.
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I put new brakes all the way around but cant get the e-brake adjusted properly.......Almost all parts are new but I cant figure that part out. I was thinking of using a block of wood in the future if I can;'t get that brake adjusted 
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What you described isn't uncommon if you are on a steep slope and don't use the emergency brake properly. Keep in mind the emergency brake on these trucks does not have enough mechanical leverage to hold by just pulling it out. The proper way to engage it is to depress the brake pedal then engage the emergency brake. Then put it in park. As far as adjusting the emergency brake there is only one place to adjust it and if you run out of travel on the adjuster the only recourse is to start replacing cables.
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Lol this has happened to me more than once. Like everyone else said, ideally you want your e-brake holding the truck while its on a hill. If it doesn't, the transmission gears will rotate when the truck rolls that little bit and put pressure on the park pin or pawl and put it in a bind. A block of wood will work in a pinch until you get your e-brake sorted out.
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