Parking a 6spd
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From: Niagara Falls Awesome Ends With Me
Since I got the car, I have always parked the car in "reverse" just because that's what the owner's manual says to do . I figure that the engineers responsible for the car know a little something about what they are doing. My wife is afraid to drive the car; in anticipation of the day that she overcomes her fear, I have already told her to park the car in reverse because that is what the book says to do.
That would be me.....
The e-brake just let go while I was in the house getting something real quick.....down the driveway backwards, over a curb, through two stout bushes, high centered on the curb. Fortunately just a couple of scratches on the rear fascia. Not a good way to start a cruise day.
The e-brake just let go while I was in the house getting something real quick.....down the driveway backwards, over a curb, through two stout bushes, high centered on the curb. Fortunately just a couple of scratches on the rear fascia. Not a good way to start a cruise day.
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From: Los Angeles California
I'm not 100% positive of this, but it makes sense that the reason it rattles while in neutral with the clutch not pressed in is because the drive shaft is rattling. The drive shaft is after the clutch and before the transmission. When in neutral, the shaft would be spinning while the motor spins down which is going to rumble out of balance thus the driveshaft rumbles with it spinning at the same RPM as the motor. When you press in the clutch and shut the motor off, the drive shaft is independent of the motor rotation and therefore doesn't spin out of balance with the motor.
This is just my theory. Can anyone confirm this?
This is just my theory. Can anyone confirm this?
Drifting
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From: Katy TX
Three reasons:
A) It's a good habit to put the car in reverse while parking. In most cases, your ebrake may not fail. But if for any reason it does and you're on a slight hill, you're going to hit a car. Some inclines and declines are very deceiving and you may no know you're car will roll.
B) There's a law called "Coasting" that says you may never leave your car in neutral. whether you're parked or driving.
C) At a stop light, you should always be in first gear as an active precaution for if you need to move in less than a moment's notice. (i.e. someone is about to rear-end you).
A) It's a good habit to put the car in reverse while parking. In most cases, your ebrake may not fail. But if for any reason it does and you're on a slight hill, you're going to hit a car. Some inclines and declines are very deceiving and you may no know you're car will roll.
B) There's a law called "Coasting" that says you may never leave your car in neutral. whether you're parked or driving.
C) At a stop light, you should always be in first gear as an active precaution for if you need to move in less than a moment's notice. (i.e. someone is about to rear-end you).
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Le Mans Master
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From: Los Angeles California
The coasting law is most states, but as California is a republic we have the most [ridiculous] laws. So when you do a search for "coasting" laws, California will come up nearly 100% of the time. However, it is effective in most states and you've just got to find out for your state specifically.
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From: Huntington Beach CA
I have never owned a car that made me so nervous to park on a hill as my 2000 6spd. I have no confidence in the parking brake and there have been times when I thought I had the shifter all the way into reverse but the gear was not actually engaged. The shifter needed a little extra push to engage the reverse gear.
So now, when I park on a hill, I pull the e-brake and put it into reverse but before I turn off the engine, I let the clutch out slightly to verify that reverse gear is engaged. Even when it is in reverse, it only takes a slight nudge to the shifter to knock it out of gear. So for added piece of mind, I carry a wheel chock with me and if there is a curb, I turn the front wheels so that the lower end turns into the curb if it happens to start rolling.
That should hold her.
So now, when I park on a hill, I pull the e-brake and put it into reverse but before I turn off the engine, I let the clutch out slightly to verify that reverse gear is engaged. Even when it is in reverse, it only takes a slight nudge to the shifter to knock it out of gear. So for added piece of mind, I carry a wheel chock with me and if there is a curb, I turn the front wheels so that the lower end turns into the curb if it happens to start rolling.
That should hold her.
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[QUOTE=John1990;1574713358]I figure that the engineers responsible for the car know a little something about what they are doing.[QUOTE]
False
I'll give you one example although there are several: Column Lock
False
I'll give you one example although there are several: Column Lock
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[QUOTE=printmanjackson;1574718790][QUOTE=John1990;1574713358]I figure that the engineers responsible for the car know a little something about what they are doing.
False
I'll give you one example although there are several: Column Lock
Engineers often have their you-know-whats in a vice-grip by marketing, sales, and other non-technical people making decisions for htem.
False
I'll give you one example although there are several: Column Lock
