1993 Chevrolet Suburban Owner's Manual - Page 185
1993 Chevrolet Suburban Manual
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Your Driving and the Road Rear Drum Brakes Your reardrumbrakes don't havethewearindicators,but if youeverheara Also, therear rearbrakerubbingnoise,havetherearbrakelininginspected. brakedrumsshouldberemovedandinspectedeachtimethetiresare removedforrotationorchanging.Whenyouhavethefrontbrakesreplaced, havetherearbrakesinspected,too. Brakeliningsshouldalwaysbereplacedascompleteaxlesets. Brake Pedal Travel See yourdealer if the brakepedaldoesnotreturn to normalheight, or if there is arapidincreaseinpedaltravel.Thiscouldbeasign ofbrake trouble. Brake Adjustment Everytimeyoumakeabrakestop,yourdiscbrakesadjustforwear. If your brakepedalgoesdownfartherthannormal,yourreardrumbrakesmayneed adjustment.Adjustthembybacking upandfirmlyapplyingthebrakesafew times. Braking In Emergencies Useyour anti-lockbrakingsystemwhenyouneedto.Withanti-lock,youcan steerandbrakeatthesametime.Inmanyemergencies,steeringcanhelp youmorethaneventheverybestbraking. Steering Power Steering If youlosepowersteeringassistbecausetheenginestopsorthesystem failstofunction,youcansteerbut it willtakemuchmoreeffort. Steering Tips Driving on Curves It'simportant to takecurvesatareasonablespeed. A lot ofthe"driverlostcontrol"accidentsmentionedonthenewshappenon curves.Here'swhy: Experienceddriver or beginner,each ofus issubject to thesamelaws of physics whendrivingoncurves.Thetraction of thetiresagainsttheroad surfacemakes it possibleforthevehicle to changeitspathwhenyouturn in thefront wheels. If there's no traction,inertiawillkeepthevehiclegoing thesamedirection. If you'veevertriedtosteeravehicleonwetice,you'll understandthis. 4-1 8