Re: Parking on hill w/manual trans, which gear is best?
[Re: Mopar72Man]
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06/06/08 07:04 PM
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Think it has something to do with torque multiplication. assuming a 3 to 1 1st gear and a 1 to 1 first gear with the engine driving the input shaft the rear sees a 3 to 1 torque multiplication but with the rear wheels driving the input shaft it there would be a 1/3 torque multiplication divide by 3) When in 4th gear (1:1) and the input shaft has the same torque (i.e. more likely to turn the engine over). When driving, downshifting offers braking.
I think
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Re: Parking on hill w/manual trans, which gear is best?
[Re: Mopar72Man]
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06/06/08 07:41 PM
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Quote:
When parking on a hill which gear would be best to leave the trans in, 1st or 4th? I say 4th, friend says 1st...for some reason in my head im thinking 4th will be harder to turn the engine over...but its been a looooong week!
or easier to slip the clutch. My old man would never leave the '53 or '57 Plymouths in gear when parked; said if someone bumped you, could chip a gear. Of course not too many steep hills in Fresno, and old MOPARS had a POWERFUL parking brake on the driveshaft.
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Re: Parking on hill w/manual trans, which gear is best?
[Re: Mopar-Al]
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06/06/08 09:23 PM
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I don't think it matters which gear because there should be two preceding factors which should keep your car from even moving when parked on a hill: 1) Turning you front tire at an angle so it's touching the curb 2) Setting the parking brake
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