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Replacing Brake System
Parts
The braking system on a modern 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.
Vehicles we design and test have
top-quality
GM
brake parts in them, as
your Chevrolet does when
it
is new.
When you replace parts of your braking
system
--
for example, when your brake
linings wear down and you have to have
new ones put in
--
be sure you get new
genuine
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, 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.
Brake Wear
Your Chevrolet has four-wheel disc
brakes.
Disc brake pads have built-in wear
indicators that make a high-pitched
warning sound when the brake pads are
worn and new pads are needed. The
sound may come and go or be heard all
the time your vehicle is moving (except
when you are pushing on the brake pedal
firmly).
NOTICE:
Continuing to drive with worn-out
brake pads could result in costly
brake repair.
Some driving conditions or climates may
cause
a
brake squeal when the brakes are
first applied or lightly applied. This does
not mean something is wrong with your
brakes.
Brake linings should alwavs be replaced
as complete axle sets.
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