Replacing Brake System Parts - Chevrolet 2000 C-Series Owner's Manual

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Replacing Brake System Parts

The braking system on a 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. Your vehicle
was designed and tested with top
parts. When you replace parts of your braking
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system
for example, when your brake linings wear
down and you have to have new ones put in
you get new approved 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
performance you've come to expect can change in many
other ways if someone puts in the wrong replacement
brake parts.
6-34
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quality GM brake
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be sure
for the worse. The braking
Electric/Hydraulic Parking
Brake Fluid
If you have an electric/hydraulic parking brake, a good
time to check the fluid level is when you check the fluid
levels under the hood.
The fluid reservoir is located in the component box
under the driver's side of the cab.
If you need to add fluid, use Dexron
transmission fluid (GM Part Number 12345881).
R
III automatic

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