In the owner's manual at the back, there are order forms for the service
manuals. Walk back into the dealership and show them that. hehe
The Adam Blaster
>
>Hi all,
> I wrote a question about swapping an A500 to A518, and I was kind of
>surprised at the lack of information around about these transmissions. So I
>talked to a guy I work with who used to be a Salesman at a local
>Dealership,
>and he told me about the Chrysler service manuals, and that anyone can buy
>the same book that the Dealerships use in their service departments. I went
>to my local Dealer, (not the same one he worked for) and got this huge
>run-around about how they are not supposed to sell the books to the general
>public yada yada yada... I went online and found this site;
>www.techauthority.daimlerchrysler.com
>and all the books are right there, for sale, to anyone. My wife jumped in
>and ordered me the manual for my 98 Dak for Christmas. At $90 a pop, they
>are far from cheap, but it came yesterday and she let me look through it
>just to make sure it was what I wanted. It has every single part of the
>truck, complete with trouble shooting, disassembly, reassembly, part
>numbers, and tool part numbers for specialty tools. It's about 500 pages,
>and from the quick look I had of it before she took it and wrapped it up,
>I'd say it's a must have for any serious home mechanic. Just thought I'd
>share this for those who have a Haynes or Chilton's and look up "Transfer
>Case" and get "Do to the complex nature of this unit, we recommend having a
>qualified service center work on it. There for we do not include any
>information on this unit" or some sh!t like that.
>
>Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, or whatever you celebrate.
>
>Mark
>
>
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