jackhall99

Amen Tony. Some of these noobs know less than they think they know.

jackhall99

You too?

I did my internship in Healeys; same difference.

NJLS708

Hopefully GM will go with the push button parking brake like the Audi's currently have on the C7.

LMB-Z

I thought that lever was the line lock for drag racing. Never used it before and probably never will (hopefully).

Thanks for the information.

TCW

Correct answer! Give this man a cigar.

Tom

speedraider

a 7

su8pack1

I now use it all the time now as it cost me $4,400.00 because I didn't.

Dif

I remember from when I was a kid how the Corvette E Brake never worked all that well because it was just small regular brake pads inside a small diameter brake drum.
Regardless of that, I have always set the parking brake when I park, out of habit.
1. simply because it's there and it holds the vehicle from moving. And in the case of a Corvette, it helps even if it does not totally hold it.
2. to keep the cable and pads from becoming frozen from not being used.

As far as what the Owners Manual says, I never read it until this thread.

But, I always step on the brake pedal with the vehicle in Neutral before applying the E Brake and then put the vehicle in Park or in gear afterwards.
My reason for doing that is so the gears in the transmission, whether a Manual or Auto, are not supporting the weight of the vehicle.
When ready to drive the vehicle, I don't release the E Brake until the vehicle is running and in gear ready to drive off.

Anyway, just some info and take it for what it's worth

NJLS708

I meant C7 as in the next Corvette, sorry for not being more clear.

Dale1990

I always use the parking brake on the C6 just so the exit mode on the power seats work; I have a narrow garage and narrow parking spaces at work. I also leave it in gear since I don't really trust the brake.

Just for fun I tried to use the parking brake to slow the car at speed and I barely felt it slow down. I've driven cars where a brake hose burst dumping most of the fluid (front line, shared reservoir) and I could still stop far better. I would not depend on it for anything.

AtHomeSoda

My C3 and C5 (never had a C4) and my C6 has all been the same for the E Brake... OLD TIME Shoes, INSIDE the Rotor... and Yes I have Pulled up on the E brake, hold the button in, and YES it will slow you down...It is really only ment to hold when you are stopped, but it is Shoes in a Drum... so the harder you PULL the more it stops.

davekp78

No. Just the opposite. You want the car to work against the compression of the cylinders.

redzone

Are you actually saying the motor turns a different way depending on whether you're going forward or reverse?

haljensen

Only on my 1956 80HP Mercury outboard motor and a few other 2stroke motors..

No gears, no neutral, the engine starts and turns one way for forward and rotates the opposite direction for reverse.

Got to love 2 strokes. No cams, no valves and will run in whatever rotation you start them.

Triumph Jerry

Hahahahahahaah!!! What he said!!

Triumph Jerry

The reason car manufacturers suggest leaving standard transmissions in
reverse, is because it's the lowest gear.

Kevin_NYC

I get the compression / lowest gear bit

But, how is a car going to roll backward in 1st gear or fwd in reverse?

toomanydogshere

Speedforhire

Gotta agree with the O.P..........the other day I was rushing it and forgot to apply pedal pressure and my car rolled forward about 5 inches once I opened the door........it almost wreaked havoc on my front fascia.......got a small, white paint smudge (which buffed out) from contacting the garage door.

haljensen

Because the engine ALWAYS rotates in the same direction.