Shift hard to move

"Tom Del Rosso" wrote in news:ll8jnn$qe0$ snipped-for-privacy@dont-email.me:

Yes. It means you're not using the parking brake.

This is the correct sequence:

When you want to drive somewhere again:

Following this will mean the lever should move easily from selection to selection and stay that way all the time.

All correct, but GM shift cables often need replacement, too. They can cause high effort shifting. Why this one would get stiff, and then loosen up again is beyond me, though.

lol, Tegger, was thinking that b4 I even saw your reply!

GW

From the time I started to drive I used it every time, until some guy in a service station said it wasn't necessary. It's not the first time I was right and followed bad advice, but I wish it didn't take so long to find out. Thank you.

You might want to Google search for "parking pawl". There are some good explanations there about how it works.

Here's what I do. Apply the parking brake and then shift to N. Slowly let off the brake and see if the car moves. If it stays fast, shift into P and then go have yourself a beer. If it slides downhill, set the parking brake with more pressure until the car will not move. Then set to P and go have yourself a beer. If your parking brake is so s***ty that it can't keep your car from sliding, then no beer for you. Too bad.

If you live in the flatlands it's not a problem to dispense with the parking brake. If you were in San Fran you'd want to use it a lot.