I found a 2014 Subaru Outback service manual here: >https://sl-i.net/FORUM/showthread.php?18087-Subaru-Factory-Service-Manuals-(FSM)-Every-Model-USDM-EUIt is 6314 pages! Even if you wanted to do the right thing and find torque specs and the proper procedure to do a task it would take hours to find the right section to just do one simple job like find the brake bleed order. How do people cope with the insane size of the service manuals that make finding info so difficult? I guess by ignoring them and going on instinct?
>>28992992>An index is an alphabetical list of topics and their exact page numbers, usually found at the back of a book
>>28992992>Gen Z learns what reading comprehension is the threadherbs
>>28993011Those manuals are so fucking big even finding the the index or navigating it is hard. >>28993123I'm not Gen Z, the smartphone age started when I was already like 26. The pdf is so huge it is impossible to even search or navigate easily.
>>28993147>It's a PDFCRTL+F you fucking retard
>>28993156Try searching a 6000+ page PDF you nonce. It takes forever and you get so many false positives in something like a service manual. Trying to get the right torque specs or whatever could take longer than the actual wrenching.
>>28993170If you weren't using a shit pdf reader and you searched in the index you wouldn't have this issue. Theres only going to be 30 entries that say brake in them so put it together you stupid fuck
>>28992992sometimes its better to have the manual in physical form so you can quickly flip back and forth between pages.table of contents (at the front) (some books dont have this)index (at the back) (if things are getting bad)glossary (also at the back)thumb index (books dont have them any more)book marks, page tabs, dog ears. old books are absolutely shredded and have massive wear on frequently used pages.>>28993170key word hell, modern manuals are a bit vague.make a txt file to keep note of frequently used pages and subjects.
>>28992992You don't need torque specs unless you're working on axles or the block
>>28993170Theres literally a list in the beginning that breaks it down by what each chapter entails.Youre not going to find intake manifold torque specs in the transmission section.If you cant figure out a manual then perhaps you shouldnt be working on cars at all....
>anon can't rtfm use the table of contents, manuals are separated into top level systems and get more granular from there
>>28994761I replaced the engine and transmission mount on my Fiat 500. That is another component you absolutely want to torque to spec, otherwise if you tighten it till it’s so tight that you can’t turn it anymore you’ll compress the shit out of the rubber. It’ll fail prematurely and won’t dampen as well.You also should torque wheel lug nuts to spec. If you use a gun and go till it won’t turn anymore, then when you get a flat it won’t come out by hand unless you permanently store 2 foot breaker bar and socket.
