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Is There An Equivalent To Haynes Repair Manual or Chilton's for Trucks?

Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by Wrangler65, Oct 30, 2012.

  1. Oct 30, 2012 #1
    Wrangler65

    Wrangler65 Light Load Member

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    Is There An Equivalent To Haynes Repair Manual or Chilton's for Trucks?
     
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  3. Oct 30, 2012 #2
    bubbanbrenda

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    Factory service manual for your exact application, found both of mine on E-bay, but make sure your sitting down when you look at the price. Apparently they are lined with gold or laced with cocaine or something.
     
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  4. Oct 30, 2012 #3
    snowwy

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    aren't all semi parts lined with gold????
     
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  5. Oct 30, 2012 #4
    Wrangler65

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    They seem hard to find! Unless your truck is at least 10 years old, there doesn't seem to be many around. Volvo's website sold a subscription for one thousand dollars a year! They've got a dvd of the factory service manuals for my buick for less than twenty bucks, delivered! Where's that cheap chinese crap when you need it! lol
     
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  7. Oct 30, 2012 #5
    Pablo-UA

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    what truck do you want to fix?
     
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  8. Oct 30, 2012 #6
    Wrangler65

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    I'm still on the sidelines, but I met some guys who are O/O's who lease on with somebody and, they usually buy trucks that are around four or five years old and run them to around ten years. Nice work, basically because they have more control over their start and end times, than company guys do. So, I wondered how much repair/diagnostic work you could do yourself, to save money, not get ripped off and to fix the problems that nobody else seems to know the cause of. Actually, even if I was a company driver, I think I'd like to know something about the mechanics of the truck I'm driving, outside of what comes in the owners manual. And, it would be nice to modify the truck the way I want it and be the only guy with a set of keys to it.
     
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  9. Oct 30, 2012 #7
    Heavyd

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    Trucks are not like cars when it comes to product information being readily available to everyone. Truck OEMs are more proprietary with their info. Trucks also have more major components that are manufactured by someone else, like the engines, trans and rear ends. It is harder to get all info in one book. Popular models of cars sell in tens, or even the hundreds of thousands. Trucks are only a fraction of that so printed material is costlier since there are low numbers of trucks out there compared to cars. Engine manuals are expensive, but worth their weight in gold. If you make one repair on your engine yourself, that manual will pay for itself. As for sub systems like transmissions, abs and rear ends, check the websites for those manufactures. Most of them all have support literature for troubleshooting and maintenance that is completely free for you to download.
     
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