Reverse Gear Clunking?

[trempus]

My dad always uses reverse gear like a "parking brake". He puts it in gear and lets the transmission keep the car from rolling. Is this really a good idea? Would it wear out the tranny to do this?

personally with a standard i like to put it in first gear, instead of reverse, and always use the park brake also as a back up

[ontarian_frog]

My dad always uses reverse gear like a "parking brake". He puts it in gear and lets the transmission keep the car from rolling. Is this really a good idea? Would it wear out the tranny to do this?

It won't break anything. The only thing it will do is seize the parking brake because he doesn't use it.

[mikedudley17]

It does not matter what gear you put it in, as long as its locked in and the motor is off, you wont go anywhere. This is assuming you have a healthy trans. And you should always use the e brake because you never know if something will snap internally.

[petrified.rabbit]

chicago is flat? on the hill in front of my house, 3rd,4th, and 5th gears will coast down my hill.

[mikedudley17]

Thats news to me. Never heard of that.

[serega12]

I have to leave my car in neutral as a part or "remote start shut down sequence" for my system to know that it can start without running into anything. I have to trust my e-brake. If I leave my car in gear, the remote start won't function (which is a good thing).