Stuck in park
02-20-2017, 06:11 PM
#2
Race Director
You car probably drifted in park putting a load on the system that locks the car's motion. When you restarted the car shifted slightly releasing the load. It is an automatic transmission thing that happens from time to time.
02-20-2017, 06:54 PM
#3
You can keep that from happening by engaging the parking brake before you put the shifter in Park.
There are other possible causes such as not applying the brakes hard enough before trying to shift out of Park, or a problem with the switch circuit that activates the solenoid on the shifter when you apply the brakes.
There are other possible causes such as not applying the brakes hard enough before trying to shift out of Park, or a problem with the switch circuit that activates the solenoid on the shifter when you apply the brakes.
02-20-2017, 08:36 PM
#4
My procedure is: start in park then shift to neutral then release park brake then shift into gear.
Then for shutdown, in gear shift to neutral then set park brake then shift into park then shutdown.
Needless to say during both the above procedures your foot should be on the foot brake until complete.
This keeps any rolling load due to unlevel park location off of the tranny and on the brakes and will eliminate the hard to shift from park problem.
VH
Then for shutdown, in gear shift to neutral then set park brake then shift into park then shutdown.
Needless to say during both the above procedures your foot should be on the foot brake until complete.
This keeps any rolling load due to unlevel park location off of the tranny and on the brakes and will eliminate the hard to shift from park problem.
VH
02-20-2017, 11:47 PM
#5
[QUOTE=VH Vette;1594138868]My procedure is: start in park then shift to neutral then release park brake then shift into gear.
Then for shutdown, in gear shift to neutral then set park brake then shift into park then shutdown.
Needless to say during both the above procedures your foot should be on the foot brake until complete.
This keeps any rolling load due to unlevel park location off of the tranny and on the brakes and will eliminate the hard to shift from park problem.
VH[/QUOTE
Do you seriously do this? I thought I was OCD 😀
Then for shutdown, in gear shift to neutral then set park brake then shift into park then shutdown.
Needless to say during both the above procedures your foot should be on the foot brake until complete.
This keeps any rolling load due to unlevel park location off of the tranny and on the brakes and will eliminate the hard to shift from park problem.
VH[/QUOTE
Do you seriously do this? I thought I was OCD 😀
02-21-2017, 06:55 AM
#6
I'd suggest changing VH's procedure a little. Take your foot off the brake pedal after you set the parking brake to let the load transfer from the regular brakes to the PB. The car may move a little when you do this, depending on the incline. Then shift into Park.
The parking brake is a drum and shoe arrangement, and a slight rotation of the drum is needed to get maximum braking. That can sometimes be enough to put quite a load on the parking pawl in the transmission.
And, yes, I follow the procedure every time I park on an incline, even a slight one.
The parking brake is a drum and shoe arrangement, and a slight rotation of the drum is needed to get maximum braking. That can sometimes be enough to put quite a load on the parking pawl in the transmission.
And, yes, I follow the procedure every time I park on an incline, even a slight one.
02-21-2017, 07:28 AM
#7
Burning Brakes
[QUOTE=DogTag-C7R;1594140091]
I do the same. 
I don't care to have the car resting on the paw in the transmission either.
My procedure is: start in park then shift to neutral then release park brake then shift into gear.
Then for shutdown, in gear shift to neutral then set park brake then shift into park then shutdown.
Needless to say during both the above procedures your foot should be on the foot brake until complete.
This keeps any rolling load due to unlevel park location off of the tranny and on the brakes and will eliminate the hard to shift from park problem.
VH[/QUOTE
Do you seriously do this? I thought I was OCD 😀
Then for shutdown, in gear shift to neutral then set park brake then shift into park then shutdown.
Needless to say during both the above procedures your foot should be on the foot brake until complete.
This keeps any rolling load due to unlevel park location off of the tranny and on the brakes and will eliminate the hard to shift from park problem.
VH[/QUOTE
Do you seriously do this? I thought I was OCD 😀
I don't care to have the car resting on the paw in the transmission either.
02-21-2017, 07:41 AM
#8
I'd suggest changing VH's procedure a little. Take your foot off the brake pedal after you set the parking brake to let the load transfer from the regular brakes to the PB. The car may move a little when you do this, depending on the incline. Then shift into Park.
The parking brake is a drum and shoe arrangement, and a slight rotation of the drum is needed to get maximum braking. That can sometimes be enough to put quite a load on the parking pawl in the transmission.
And, yes, I follow the procedure every time I park on an incline, even a slight one.
The parking brake is a drum and shoe arrangement, and a slight rotation of the drum is needed to get maximum braking. That can sometimes be enough to put quite a load on the parking pawl in the transmission.
And, yes, I follow the procedure every time I park on an incline, even a slight one.
VH
02-21-2017, 07:49 AM
#9
[QUOTE=DogTag-C7R;1594140091]
Dog, I am not sure it is OCD or 35 years in the airline industry with procedures, checklists and someone 2 inches behind you ready to chew your *** out when you don't.
Yes, seriously I do this.
VH
My procedure is: start in park then shift to neutral then release park brake then shift into gear.
Then for shutdown, in gear shift to neutral then set park brake then shift into park then shutdown.
Needless to say during both the above procedures your foot should be on the foot brake until complete.
This keeps any rolling load due to unlevel park location off of the tranny and on the brakes and will eliminate the hard to shift from park problem.
VH[/QUOTE
Do you seriously do this? I thought I was OCD 😀
Then for shutdown, in gear shift to neutral then set park brake then shift into park then shutdown.
Needless to say during both the above procedures your foot should be on the foot brake until complete.
This keeps any rolling load due to unlevel park location off of the tranny and on the brakes and will eliminate the hard to shift from park problem.
VH[/QUOTE
Do you seriously do this? I thought I was OCD 😀
Yes, seriously I do this.
VH