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98 chevy 1/2 ton. I was driving home and all of

98 chevy 1/2 ton. I was driving home and all of a sudden I had a real stiff brake pedal but very little braking power. I had to use both feet to get stopped at a stop sign.

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Abs system on my 1998 chev. 1500 comes on at low speeds on dry roads what is the problem

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Vacuum booster went bad. the round canister behind the master cylinder. not a real tough job, but if you do not have much brake experience i would advise you to have it done

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