[s-cars] RE: clutch lockout

[Scott Munger]

Touche' ... as I'm currently lining up the parts for my rear caliper
replacement :-\

I informed my wife, "Only use the e-brake if the slope indicates you don't
need it, otherwise, leave it in gear..."

--Scott Munger
'93 S4
'97 Cabriolet



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> From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Joseph Pizzimenti
> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 12:25 PM
> To: Paul Krasusky; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] RE: clutch lockout
>
>
> Crapface,
> Once you've seen the wonders a bad rear caliper (or
> two) can have on the holding ability of our parking
> brake on a slight incline, you'll ALWAYS park in gear.
> Our e-brakes suck, or maybe just the cables/calipers
> need to get rebuilt, but I've come out to the car once
> where the rear bumper was hanging off and I was 2mm
> away from having a damaged trunk and rear quarter
> panel.  And, yes, that's how my left rear corner lens
> bit the dust.
> I park in gear all the time and I have all new cables
> and one new caliper.  I'll laugh when your car backs
> into a wall right after you fit the Euro bumpers
> you're so fond of.
>
> :-)
>
> Joe
> --- Paul Krasusky <KrasuskyP at FirstInterBank.com>
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> > Joey Pondered retrofitting a clutch lockout:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Uhhh...  2 thoughts...
> >
> > 1) cars have neutral for a reason... use it.
> >
> > 2) cars have ebrakes for a reason... use it.
> > Garages are not on slopes!
> >
> > Unless I'm on some sort of *dramatic incline*, I
> > don't EVER leave ANY of my
> > cars in gear.  Someone DOLT once left my TR3 in
> > reverse and I kicked back
> > into that nice MGA behind me.  I don't like the
> > practice, like to be able to
> > reach through doors / windows and crank away without
> > worry (for the
> > inevitable majority of the time that I'm working on
> > them!).
> >
> > Plus, I don't like nannies telling me what I can and
> > cannot do, when, and
> > how.  No tanks.  I agree, I tend to think of it as a
> > stupiddumblazywhateverlackofbetter term US thing.
> >
> > You wanna leave it in gear?  Buy an autoshitmatic.
> >
> > -Paul no more nannies for me K.
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