Lowering the tire pressures, to 15 psi or so, would be a good move if planning ahead were an option. -Dana- > > I didn't mean to imply " jacking on the emergency brake". What I > meant (and I admit that I was not clear) was to hold the button IN! > on the e-brake lever, and apply the rear brakes ONLY and then let > off the parking brake. Just a thought. Malcolm > > << I was musing the other day about what would > > happen IF!, when going downhill, and the rear of the van > > skidding out to the side -- What would happen if the driver > > were to apply the parking brake - either a lot or a little. > > Seems to me that the resulting drag (from applying the > > parking brake) >> > > > > When the ass-end is sliding, the wheels have already stopped > > turning, so, other than eliminating any possibility of > > recovering from the slide, jacking on the emergency brake > > would only be an exercise in futility. > > > > Rich |
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