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ron_dittmer
Aug 03, 2015Explorer III
I found the Ford service manual (3 volume set) for my 2007 on Ebay very cheap. Someone is always selling those things.
On other vehicles owned, I have compared Chiltons and Haynes to the chassis manufacture service manual. They are much more friendly to read, but they often differ from the service manual. Some sections are generic, Chiltons often copies them from other common platform vehicles, but in reality don't match up.
I love having all 3, Haynes for step-by-step pictures, Chiltons for understandable instruction, and the service manual to get it right. When there is conflict, the service manual rules.
On other vehicles owned, I have compared Chiltons and Haynes to the chassis manufacture service manual. They are much more friendly to read, but they often differ from the service manual. Some sections are generic, Chiltons often copies them from other common platform vehicles, but in reality don't match up.
I love having all 3, Haynes for step-by-step pictures, Chiltons for understandable instruction, and the service manual to get it right. When there is conflict, the service manual rules.
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