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Old 01-28-2014, 02:56 PM   #1
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okay was moving the car around in the garage to allow room for another car... put the car in neutral and turned it on for power steer... as we moved the car it went clunk clunk clunk when it rolled in neautral... once where it needed to be i put the car in park... a loud sound like an air compresser commenced.. i quickly cut off the engine... i then pulled up the parking break fairly lightly, as much as i usually would.. and the car procedded to roll.... after moving the car back. i parked it again pulled the emergency break up way high and it stayed.... placed things beaneath the wheels to be safe, now it sits till we can look at the car this weekend, any help diagnosing the problem, why would it make that sound in park, is my trans mish dead, would anything cause the parking break to not be a grippy?
Parking brake cable attaches directly to hub then to those inner shoes. can't imagine why an axle would affect the P brakes. Clunk clunk clunk may indeed be separated axle flopping around as it rolls or CV bouncing around.

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Old 01-28-2014, 05:27 PM   #2
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good luck

let us know what happens doesnt sound like tranny
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