1998 Pontiac Grand Prix Owner's Manual - Page 311

The braking system on a modem vehicle is complex. Its many parts have to of top quality and work well be together if the vehicle is to have really good braking. Properly torqued wheel nuts are necessary help to Your vehicle was designed and tested with top-quality prevent brake pulsation. When tires are rotated, inspect GM brake parts.When you replace partsof your braking brake pads for wear and evenly torque wheel nuts in the system -- for example, when your brake linings wear proper sequenceto GM specifications. down and you have to have new put in -- be sure ones you get new approved GM replacement parts. If you Brake linings should always be replaced as complete don't, your brakesmay no longer work properly. For axle sets. example, if someone puts in brake linings that are wrong See "Brake System Inspection" in Sectionof 7 for your vehicle, the balance between your front and this manual under P r C "Periodic at rear brakes can change for the worse. The braking -Maintenance Inspections." performance you'vecome to expect can change in many other ways if someone puts in the wrong replacement Brake Pedal Travel brake parts. See your dealer the brake pedal does not return to if Battery normal height, or there is a rapid increase in pedal if travel. This could bea sign of brake trouble. Every new Pontiac has an ACDelco Freedom@ battery. You never haveto add waterto one of these. When it's Brake Adjustment time for a new battery, we recommend an ACDelco Freedom battery. Get one that has replacement the Every time you apply the brakes, with without the or number shown on the original battery's label. vehicle moving, your brakes adjust wear. for Some driving conditions or climates may cause a brake squeal when the brakes are applied or lightly first applied. This does not mean something wrong with is your brakes. Replacing Brake System Parts 6-36