Re: speaking of parking brakes

Sep 27, 2003 9 Replies

Exodus,



I assume your speaking as an experienced Technician. If so I'm hope you can look at this subject in a scientific manner. As a Technician you have to allow for possibilities that may seem out of the ordinary. Hopefully your mind is open enough to look outside of the box we all get pushed into.



Suppressing opinions is detrimental to the development of this newsgroup. Plasyd was gracious enough to share his thoughts. You should be ashamed of yourself, however another response like the last will prove you have no shame, and that will be a damn shame.



Thanks for listening,



John



OK, so you believe in magic too. Can I sell you a bridge in Brooklyn?
> It's one heck of a deal.
>
> > Actual Plasyd might be on to something. It is possible. An extremely > hot
> > rotor having pressure applied in the same spot for a period of time. > Makes
> > sense to me.
> >
> > Good post Plasyd, don't let anyone suppress your opinion.
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > I was told that I should ALWAYS use the parking (emergency) > brake,
> > > even
> > > > > though I have an automatic. Is this true? Is there any damage I > > > could
> > > > cause
> > > > > be always using it?
> > > > >
> > > > > Brian
> > > >
> > > > I've always understood if you use the E-brake when your rotors are > > > hot,
> > > > you're going to warp them quick.
> > > >
> > > > Plasyd
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > I guess you believe in Santa Clause and magic too.

Yes Mommy, whatever you say. I'm sorry that you think that this is rocket science.

newsgroup.

ashamed of

Brooklyn?

Just as expected, a damn shame.

According to you, waving the remote control from your TV might also cause his rotors to warp. OTOH, maybe if he reboots his computer, the warped brake rotor problem will go away. By your logic, we shouldn't eliminate any possible ideas no matter how retarded they may be. Please return to your padded cell and take your meds. You are absolutely correct, it is a damn shame.

Hopefully

(emergency)

A damn shame and a pompous ass.

So, I take it you have not tried waving the remote at your vehicle to see if it will fix everything and anything that might be wrong with it. I guess you aren't able to think outside the box as you would like others to do. You are not a pompous ass, just simply an ass.

shouldn't

I need not say anymore, you've said it all.

Congratulations.

Ya think I should change me name to Leviticus? Opps. I could feel my asshole meter suddenly rise.

Plasyd

-- No information is any better than the assumptions of those who gather it. (paraphrased) Theodore Roszak v1.2a r TW 0/0/r tG 0- 0 DSotM 2 0 44.7%

I've read a lot of dumb stuff on usenet, but this is the dumbest, that everybody should express their opinion. Disinformation flooding does not help the newsgroup. When people ask questions on here they get 10 wrong answers followed by a 50-note thread totally off topic. How on earth are they supposed to learn anything? Even if the right answer is in there how can they find it? Some of you have been brainwashed to think your opinion is precious. Honestly it's not helpful unless you actually know something. It would be great if we were all product testers at GM, but at the very least applicable knowledge should include personal exerience doing it both ways and getting a result. This is different from repeating what your brother-in-law told you, which is about 95% of what goes in all the car and truck newsgroups. I realize that this analytical thinking is foreign to most people.

It's funny that you all should have such a discussion on this; the question wasn't very interesting. It has no answer that could be easily tied back to facts. "Use it if you want to" is about all you can say about it. If you want a scientific answer you could compare the odds of your car rolling away to the odds of the brakes sticking.

P.S. Did Ford ever make a truck with a parking brake that used rotors? I don't know, I'm just asking.

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