What's the Difference
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Le Mans Master
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From: charlotte north carolina
What's the Difference
between a chassis service manual, a chassis overhaul manual and a shop manual ?
as your high school english teacher said 'be specific and compose your thoughts' !
as your high school english teacher said 'be specific and compose your thoughts' !
Melting Slicks
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From: myrtle beach sc
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The GM chassis service manual is the one to get. The chassis overhaul manual shows how to repair transmissions,differentials,alternators, Ect. I think that the shop manual is another term for the chassis service manual. Don't bother to get a Haynes,or Clymer, ect. They are too generic. Get the manual for your year. Also get an AIM (assembly instruction manual) and an owner's manual. I'm in Myrtle Beach, SC. Lou.
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From: Ontario
The GM chassis service manual is the one to get. The chassis overhaul manual shows how to repair transmissions,differentials,alternators, Ect. I think that the shop manual is another term for the chassis service manual. Don't bother to get a Haynes,or Clymer, ect. They are too generic. Get the manual for your year. Also get an AIM (assembly instruction manual) and an owner's manual. I'm in Myrtle Beach, SC. Lou.
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From: Crossville TN
The Chevrolet Chassis Service Manual has all the detailed info on the car's operating systems and how to remove/reinstall them. It is an absolute "MUST HAVE" for a C3 DIY person. The other MUST HAVE is the AIM (Assembly Instruction Manual) for your year car. This is the document that the vehicle assembly factory used as reference for putting the car together.
The Chevrolet Chassis Overhaul Manual has all the detail required to rebuild/overhaul all of the major components in your car: engine, transmission, starter, alternator, differential, P/S components, etc. And, IMO, it is always better and easier to rebuild an original component than to replace it with some aftermarket POS that was assembled from 'new' junk parts and thrown together without being tested. And, when done, you still have the original components.
The "Shop Manual" is probably a reference to a Haynes or Chilton's manual that garages used to do repairs on cars. Chilton's is usually a pretty good book; Haynes is a very poor substitute for the Chevy books. But, the two referenced above make having any others unnecessary.
The Chevrolet Chassis Overhaul Manual has all the detail required to rebuild/overhaul all of the major components in your car: engine, transmission, starter, alternator, differential, P/S components, etc. And, IMO, it is always better and easier to rebuild an original component than to replace it with some aftermarket POS that was assembled from 'new' junk parts and thrown together without being tested. And, when done, you still have the original components.
The "Shop Manual" is probably a reference to a Haynes or Chilton's manual that garages used to do repairs on cars. Chilton's is usually a pretty good book; Haynes is a very poor substitute for the Chevy books. But, the two referenced above make having any others unnecessary.
