Brake pedal travel, Brake adjustment, Replacing brake system parts – Pontiac 2002 Grand Prix User Manual

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Brake Pedal Travel

See your dealer if the brake pedal does not return to
normal height, or if there is a rapid increase in pedal
travel. This could be a sign of brake trouble.

Brake Adjustment

Every time you apply the brakes, with or without the
vehicle moving, your brakes adjust for wear.

Replacing Brake System Parts

The braking system on a vehicle is complex. Its many
parts have to be of top quality and work well together if
the vehicle is to have really good braking. Your vehicle
was designed and tested with top

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quality GM brake

parts. When you replace parts of your braking
system

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for example, when your brake linings wear

down and you need new ones put in

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be sure you get

new approved GM replacement parts. If you don’t, your
brakes may no longer work properly. For example, if
someone puts in brake linings that are wrong for your
vehicle, the balance between your front and rear brakes
can change

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for the worse. The braking performance

you’ve come to expect can change in many other ways if
someone puts in the wrong replacement brake parts.

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