1998 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 268

Brake Pedal Travel See your dealer the brake pedal does not return to if normal height,or if there is a rapid increase in pedal travel. This could be a sign of brake trouble. Replacing Brake System Parts The braking system on modern vehicleis complex. a of Its many parts have to be top qualityand work well together if the vehicle is to have really good braking. Your vehicle was designed and tested with top-quality Brake Adjustment GM brake parts. When you replace parts your braking of Every time you make a moderate brake stop, your disc system -- for example, when your brake linings wear -- be If brakes adjust for wear. you rarely make a moderate or down and you have to have new ones put in sure GM you heavier stop, then your brakes might not adjust correctly. get new approved replacement parts.If you For don't, your brakes may no longer work properly. If you drive in that way, then very carefully -- make a -example, if someone putsin brake linings that wrong are 1 O , O few moderate brake stops about every O miles for your vehicle, the balance between your front and (1 600 km), so your brakes will adjust properly. -rear brakes can change for the worse. The braking If your brake pedal goes down farther than normal, your performance you've come expect can change many in to rear drum brakes may need adjustment. Adjust them by other ways if someone puts in wrong replacement the backing up and firmly applying the brakes a few times. brake parts. 6-35