... 
When parking Your MN6
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 43,084
Likes: 33
From: Raleigh / Rolesville NC
Originally Posted by levettegrl
I always leave it in reverse.
I was at a track event last wknd, left it in gear, no parking brake because I had just come off the track-ran inside the classroom and some guy comes running in-"your vette is rolling down the hill!"
guess leaving it in gear wasn't enough
funny, every vette I have owned the parking brake never has worked, hummm
I was at a track event last wknd, left it in gear, no parking brake because I had just come off the track-ran inside the classroom and some guy comes running in-"your vette is rolling down the hill!"
guess leaving it in gear wasn't enough
funny, every vette I have owned the parking brake never has worked, hummm
but then again Not funny.level ground only and 3rd gear, no e-bake as they dont work.
I have parked on very slight inclines and with the e-bake ON and in 3rd gear and the car still started to roll.
I guess that new wheel barring grease I used, 15-w50 oil and Mobil 1 ATF fluid in the tranny and diff. really reduced the internal mechanical drag and dropped the rolling reistance.
means MORE HP TO THE GROUND 
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 1999
Posts: 28,753
Likes: 9
From: San Jose/Bear Valley CA
CA Events Coordinator
When I park the car, I jack it up and place 4 jackstands under it.
Actually, I will put it in first gear (although I believe Reverse might be a lower gear) and apply the parking brake (that is if it is not out of adjustment like right now)
VR
Actually, I will put it in first gear (although I believe Reverse might be a lower gear) and apply the parking brake (that is if it is not out of adjustment like right now)
VR
Advanced
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 69
Likes: 0
From: Montreal Canada
What a totally useless thread! But seeing as someone asked.......I apply the brakes with my feet, then press the parking brake button, then raise the lever. No ratchet noise, and the handbrake cables don't take the load of pressing the pads on the disc. 
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 1999
Posts: 28,753
Likes: 9
From: San Jose/Bear Valley CA
CA Events Coordinator
Originally Posted by smooth1
What a totally useless thread! But seeing as someone asked.......I apply the brakes with my feet, then press the parking brake button, then raise the lever. No ratchet noise, and the handbrake cables don't take the load of pressing the pads on the disc.
VR
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 1,612
Likes: 0
From: Streamwood IL
Always in gear (1st if any uphill or level, reverse if facing downhill.) AND using the parking brake.
I have heard reports of various makes of cars having their parking brake fail and the car roll.
I am not worried about my transmission if someone hits my parked car. If they hit my parked car, they will pay to fix whatever is broken.
I have heard reports of various makes of cars having their parking brake fail and the car roll.
I am not worried about my transmission if someone hits my parked car. If they hit my parked car, they will pay to fix whatever is broken.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 1,100
Likes: 0
From: Lake County California
Originally Posted by Paras
Reverse and parking brake per the manual. I actually put my car in neutral, pull the handbrake, let the car be held in place by the parking brake, and then shift the car into reverse and turn off the engine. I let the parking brake do most of the work keeping the car put and let the gear be relied upon only as backup.
Safety Car
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 4,073
Likes: 1
From: Sarver Pennsylvania
We've had too many warnings - NEVER trust the emergency brakes!
Do like they taught 40 years ago - leave wheels turned toward curb (no matter what happens, it can't go far) or, if on a flat surface, REVERSE plus the e-brake.
As another said, if somebody hits you , they will pay for WHATEVER is wrong!
I agree, it is no fun to walk out and find your car missing!!
Do like they taught 40 years ago - leave wheels turned toward curb (no matter what happens, it can't go far) or, if on a flat surface, REVERSE plus the e-brake.
As another said, if somebody hits you , they will pay for WHATEVER is wrong!
I agree, it is no fun to walk out and find your car missing!!
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 793
Likes: 0
From: IN
Cruise-In VII Veteran
First. First and Ebrake if I'm on a hill. One time I jumped out of the car and left it idling in the drive way while I ran inside to grab something. I pulled the ebrake, but brake was out of adjustment and the car rolled down the driveway into my neighbors yard. I lucked out, no damage. Luckily the guy wasn't parked in the street like he normally does. My point is, don't trust the ebrake on a hill. It could have been much worse.
