Difficult to shift out of park solution?
This is the issue regarding people parking on a hill not using the E-brake and all the weight falling onto the transmission causing it to be difficult to shift.
I've noticed when a vehicle is new this problem doesn't happen until years later after all the e-brake neglect. Then the vehicle can eventually become hard to shift even just on very slight hills.
What parts wear out that cause this and that I can look at to replace? Specifically regarding Ford vehicles. I know a lot of things can play into this but I'm curious if there's any particular fixes that help significantly?
Lots of people ask me this question and all I can tell them is to use their parking brake more often. It's made me curious how to "solve" the issue back to normal.
Added (1). Automatic transmission*
Added (2). Wow… Are you guys even READING the question?! Yes I KNOW the parking brake is supposed to be used. I'm asking how to fix the hesitating shift after the fact. Bloody hell… READ THE QUESTION, Please!
Fix the damned e-brake. Never rely on the transmission to hold it on a hill. Short of replacing worn gears in the transmission, there's no simple solution.
Some are easy fixes, some are weekend jobs, and others require dropping the transmission. If the vehicle shifts fine on level ground and runs great, it's best just to leave it be. Just keep advising others to always use the parking brake and make sure the trans fluid/filter doesn't need to be replaced. Good luck.
1. Column lever
2. Shift cable
3. Shift lever
4. Shift pin
5. Shift solenoid
6. Shift tube/bushing
7. Parking gear/parking pawl
8. Motor/Trans mounts
Put the e brake on when vehicle is in nueutral, then once the E brake is holding, then put vehicle in park
Nobody in the general public that has an automatic transmission uses their parking brake. That's why they seize all the time if you try using them. The parking brake cable seizes in the cable housing where rust builds up. Fords are junk. I've never seen problems with taking the transmission out of Park on a hill.
The e-brake/parking brake/handbrake, whatever you want to call it, is designed to hold the vehicle. The park facility in the transmission is solely a back-up in case the brake fails, it is not meant to hold the car on a regular basis.
Therefore, use the brake to secure the car and then slip the transmission in to park. There will be no weight on the transmission unless the brake doesn't hold, therefore it will slip easily into and out of park.
Hi so you know full well what the answer is a new car/truck.
To any idiots out there don't know where you live but in San Diego you shall turn your wheels to the curb. A citation can be given for failing to do so. Some bone head just using his transmission park would become a danger especially if some other car bumps into him breaking the parking pawl and sending it down the hill.
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