1994 Ford Explorer can an emergency brake

167,000 MILES • 6 CYL • AWD • AUTOMATIC
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T_RAVILL
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can driving with an e brake on mess up the transmiton
May 18, 2010 at 10:51 AM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

This can happen as with the hand brake on the transmission is working in an over loaded condition, i would expect that the brake would burn out first though, but in theory yes it could.

mark (mhpautos)
May 18, 2010 at 11:09 AM
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