Pocket is correct, the factory states brakes should be off... ok Larry...enjoy the second
'Can't. 'Cause I happen to agree with ya. The the pking brake being "set" shouldn't be a pblm. Really. How COULD it? That brake is suppose to be DESIGNED to hold the car! That's what it's FOR! As long as the tranny is in neutral and the wheels are strapped securely - what disaster can logically result? WHAT can possibly be damaged?:shrug If one cannot use the emergency brake at a dead stop - what use can it possibly be at 30MPH if needed?
I'm fully willing to follow the factory instructions, AND I DON'T WANNA START A BREW-HA-HA, or a debate, or a "war" over it. I recognize Ford MUST have had a reason for "requiring" it and that's that. We should do as instructed. But I personally just don't see the pblm with setting the 'brake. 'Never could. 'Just being honest about it. (The "tranny in neutral" thing I can accept at face value because I don't know diddley about the "design issues" involved.)
(...Now, why do I just KNOW I'll regret saying anything? :bang :slap)