1999 GMC Sierra 1500 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 328
1999 GMC Sierra 1500 Pickup Manual
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Service & Appearance Care MIN mark. If theyaren't,haveyourbrakesystemchecked leak. t to see if thereisa Afterworkisdoneonthebrakehydraulicsystem,makesurethelevelsare above MIN andbelowthetop of eachwindow. What To Add: Whenyoudoneedbrakefluid,useonlyDOT-3brakefluid-suchasDelco Supreme 11 (GM Part No. 1052535).Usenewbrakefluidfromasealed container only. @ Hydro-Boost Brake System (Hydraulic Pump) Thepowersteeringpump is alsousedastheHydro-boostpump.Refer to "PowerSteeringSystem" in thissectionwhencheckingfluidlevel or adding fluid. Replacing Brake System Parts Thebrakingsystemon .a modernvehicleiscomplex. Its manypartshaveto beof 'top quality and work well together if the vehicle is to have really good GM brakeparts in braking.Vehicleswedesignandtesthavetop-quality them,asyourvehicledoeswhen it is new.Whenyoureplace parts of your braking system-forexample,whenyourbrakeliningsweardown and you GM have to havenewonesputin-besureyougetnewgenuine replacementparts. If youdon't,yourbrakesmaynolongerworkproperly. For example, if someoneputs in brake linings that are wrong for your vehicle, the balancebetweenyourfrontandrearbrakescanchange;fortheworse.The brakingperformanceyou'vecome to expectcanchange in manyotherways if someoneputsinthewrongreplacementbrakeparts...' , ' 6-50