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Q. [Regarding the recalcitrant Cadillac brake pedal (Q&A July 16)], I put up with the same problem for the last ten years. While on a short trip, the front brakes began to grab violently unless I pulled up on the pedal, so I decided I needed to find out what the problem was.

I don’t know if a 1962 Cadillac brake system is built the same as a 1958, but I found my problem and it works fine now. On my ’58 Cadillac the

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