Originally Posted By: wag123
If there is ANY risk of unnecessary wear or damage (regardless of how small), why would you WANT to leave a manual transmission vehicle in gear while trailering it? Static engine braking is not going to totally prevent a vehicle from moving (or even rolling off of the trailer) anyway.
Why not? When parking on an incline you always use first or reverse whichever is the opposite of the roll away risk?
Trust me, one day you'll have a parking brake cable break or a bracket rust off and cause the loss of tension in the cable. It happens, and the car being in gear can hold it still, especially in a low gear. Just as a low gear makes it easier for the engine to turn a wheel, so does the selection of a lower gear make it HARDER for the wheel to turn the engine.
If there is ANY risk of unnecessary wear or damage (regardless of how small), why would you WANT to leave a manual transmission vehicle in gear while trailering it? Static engine braking is not going to totally prevent a vehicle from moving (or even rolling off of the trailer) anyway.
Why not? When parking on an incline you always use first or reverse whichever is the opposite of the roll away risk?
Trust me, one day you'll have a parking brake cable break or a bracket rust off and cause the loss of tension in the cable. It happens, and the car being in gear can hold it still, especially in a low gear. Just as a low gear makes it easier for the engine to turn a wheel, so does the selection of a lower gear make it HARDER for the wheel to turn the engine.
