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rolling backward in 2nd gear?

posted by  alschnertz on  Fri May 25 05:46 CST 2012
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Fortunately this valuable lesson did not cost anything other than a bit of your pride. Chalk it up!

Yes, your parking brake needs adjustment as mentioned.
I think I remember reading somewhere that a parking brake should hold a car (not in gear) on a 30% grade - pretty steep.
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