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[mazda3zoom]

ive gotta 3s manual so i always pull the e brake when i park. sometimes i pull it when im still rollin a little bit (like 2 MPH) and when i did that i noticed the rear end of the car would drop and little then come back up. well now only the rear right side drops if i do it. do u think theres a problem with the rear left brake??? like maybe the cable got screwed up or the brakes stickin?? any info would be nice. thanks. (doh)

 

[mazda3zoom]

anybody? (doh)

 

[uclap5]

doesnt sound like any problem to me.

you are just paranoid.

 

[Da 6]

remember the shitt goodyears only last for so long so if you are sliding around corners it's gonna suck when it rains unless you are giving yourself a reason for new tires

 

[RonH]

The rear will dip when the parking brake is applied, since it's on the rear brakes.

 

[mazda3zoom]

yeah i know thats why the rear dips, and maybe i am just paranoid, but now instead of the whole rear of the car, its just the one side. and it wasnt like that before. also, i am tryin ta wear out the old tires fast so i can get some better ones.

 

[Mikey444]

i am tryin ta wear out the old tires fast so i can get some better ones.

Me too, I'm riding them like crazy (naughty)

 

[cochizzle]

maybe you shouldnt pull the ebrake when youre still moving... seems to make sense since youre worried... and i dont think using the ebrake wears out tires... i think it wears out rotors

 

[tkhawaii]

maybe you shouldnt pull the ebrake when youre still moving... seems to make sense since youre worried... and i dont think using the ebrake wears out tires... i think it wears out rotors

co has a good point there. As for only one side dipping, it might just be that the cable to that side might have slackened from excess tension or the Y-connect worked itself towards one side promoting more tension on that wheel. Take it in, have the experts take a look at it. Just don't tell them you yank it while moving but rather, you noticed it dipping slightly when you apply the brakes on a hill.

Good luck and enjoy.

 

[mazda3zoom]

thats what i WAS doin, i wasnt doin like 50 MPH when i pulled it, i was goin like 2mph rollin to a stop in my driveway. but thanks, when i take it in thats what ill tell em, that i was on a hill.