2.3 Manual... Rolling in Gear?

[userdude]

When in doubt, chalk. You can put it in back right next to your $10 folding step in-lieu-of $$$$ mounted steps. lol

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[Bikeric]

I've driven a lot of manual transmissions over the years from VW (Passat and Jetta), various trucks (Ford, Dodge, Chevy), Jeep Rubicon, C4 and C6 Vettes... you get the idea. Not new to me.

So I parked my 2.3 Manual Bronco outside a shop yesterday, left it in 4th like I always do, but forgot to put on the emergency brake. This is uncharacteristic of me and as far as I can recall the first time I've done it in the vehicle. I live on a fairly steep hill so I use it regularly.

The shop had maybe a 2 degree slope, nothing really. I hopped out and went inside. My wife was still sitting in the "parked" vehicle. She called me within about 3 minutes to say the Bronco had rolled into a ditch in front of the Bronco. Thankfully it was a slow roll into a low ditch. Put the bumper up against the side of a hill and sat there.

I came out and we both confirmed it was still in 4th gear by visually looking at the stick fully back in the middle position.

So... anyone else had their manual roll if the emergency brake isn't engaged? I'd expect it to be a problem on a steep hill, but this definitely didn't qualify as steep. Again, at best only a couple of degrees.

I replicated your issue. It only took a 2 degree slope to cause my Bronco to roll when in 4th gear. I'm definitely going to be using my E-Brake and 1st gear much more in the future.

 

[BigHoof]

I replicated your issue. It only took a 2 degree slope to cause my Bronco to roll when in 4th gear. I'm definitely going to be using my E-Brake and 1st gear much more in the future.

All the more reason to have a manual parking brake so you know absolutely that it is engaged when you pull up the lever.

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