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Sorry Mike, but if you own a Honda Accord you would know that it has a very
well sealed parking brake cable and can be relied upon in any weather. I
have been using Honda parking brakes since 1984 and have never had one
freeze.
Grahame
"Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote in message
news:BL2dne3bG8RjhL7eRVn-pw@sedona.net...
> "Brian Smith" <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote in message
> news:w13Te.228314$tt5.71646@edtnps90...
> >
> > "Grahame" <grahame.news@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > news:381Te.3631$I02.252258@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
> >> True, I should have said, a manual trans should never be used as a
> >> parking
> >> brake ALONE, set the parking brake and then put the stick in 1st or
rev.
> >
> > One should not just place an automatic transmission in Park either. The
> > parking brake is there for a reason (not just for playing on slippery
> > roads
> > <g>) and should be used to ensure the vehicle does not move.
> >
> > Brian
> >
> The owner's manual for our Toyota Prius specifically says *not* to use the
> parking brake in freezing weather because of the risk of the parking brake
> freezing in the set position.
>
> Relying on the braking power of a parking brake will eventually lead to
> trouble, as neither the application force nor the effectiveness of the
brake
> is assured. I know I'm not the only person to drive a while before
noticing
> the parking brake is still on. Leaving the tranny in gear is
all-or-nothing
> and does not significantly "soften" over the years. For anything but wet,
> freezing weather the best bet is to do both.
>
> Mike
>
>

----- Original Message -----
From: "Grahame" <grahame.news@sympatico.ca>
Newsgroups: alt.autos.honda
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 7:31 AM
Subject: Re: Possible Flaw 2000 Accord EX


> Sorry Mike, but if you own a Honda Accord you would know that it has a
> very
> well sealed parking brake cable and can be relied upon in any weather. I
> have been using Honda parking brakes since 1984 and have never had one
> freeze.
> Grahame
>
We have more trouble with the shoes freezing to the drums - not an issue
with 4 wheel disks, but a major headaches with the drums. Water gets into
the drums and will wick between the shoes and the drums if the parking brake
is on. A couple minutes with a propane torch on the drum does the trick.

To each their own, but the blanket advice to use parking brakes is not
something I endorse.

Mike
"Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote in message
> news:BL2dne3bG8RjhL7eRVn-pw@sedona.net...
>> "Brian Smith" <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote in message
>> news:w13Te.228314$tt5.71646@edtnps90...
>> >
>> > "Grahame" <grahame.news@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> > news:381Te.3631$I02.252258@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
>> >> True, I should have said, a manual trans should never be used as a
>> >> parking
>> >> brake ALONE, set the parking brake and then put the stick in 1st or
> rev.
>> >
>> > One should not just place an automatic transmission in Park either. The
>> > parking brake is there for a reason (not just for playing on slippery
>> > roads
>> > <g>) and should be used to ensure the vehicle does not move.
>> >
>> > Brian
>> >
>> The owner's manual for our Toyota Prius specifically says *not* to use
>> the
>> parking brake in freezing weather because of the risk of the parking
>> brake
>> freezing in the set position.
>>
>> Relying on the braking power of a parking brake will eventually lead to
>> trouble, as neither the application force nor the effectiveness of the
> brake
>> is assured. I know I'm not the only person to drive a while before
> noticing
>> the parking brake is still on. Leaving the tranny in gear is
> all-or-nothing
>> and does not significantly "soften" over the years. For anything but wet,
>> freezing weather the best bet is to do both.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>
>