Hey Guys,

I was just curious...What do you do when parking on off centered ground? I recently moved to a new place with roommates, and I park outside on the cul-de-sac. The road is sort of slanted, and has dips. The car is usually slanted so the passenger side is leaned on. Is this ok for the car to sit with the car on a slant? I figured it would add more pressure on the passenger side shocks, and tires?

Additionally, the road is also on an incline and has dips. I was just parking normally by putting the car into park (automatic transmission). I noticed after I parked the car would after 2-3 seconds roll and click. The car also jolted a lot when taking out of park, it was actually hard to shift. Has anyone experienced this? It actually felt like I had to push the shifter on the automatic a little harder to get out of park. Any reason why this happens?

I have since been putting the car in neutral, engaging parking brake, and then putting in park. I no longer have the issue mentioned above. Is this necessary to do? Am I helping out by doing this? Is this the proper way of doing this? My car has a foot brake...I don't usually use the foot-brake/e-brake at any other times.

Thanks,

Brad

 

Yes, that happens due to the extra pressure on the parking pawl and driveline.

No "necessary," but helps relieve pressure on the parking pawl and driveline components when parking. I've always used the brakes and parking brake to stop the vehicle before shifting to neutral/1st/Reverse(on manuals, depending on the angle at which I'm parking) or Park (on autos).

There is much less risk of fracturing or breaking something, and using the parking brake is easier and less expensive than pulling the transmission for repairs.

 

 

^^^ Close.......

 

Off-centered ground?

Use your parking brake. That's what it is there for. Honda motor mounts are notoriously shitty without having to hold the weight of the car. Using them instead of your brake will just break them faster.

 

Shift into neutral, pull up parking brake, let go of footbrake, then shift into park. Difficulty shifting out of gear will magically disappear.

I have never trusted the parking pawl alone since seeing how big one is in person. This mechanism right here is what is holding your 3,000 lb car from rolling right down the street. Yup, use your parking brake.