I finally stopped using my old paper manuals after the shop laptop got a direct hit from a coolant leak in 2021.

I mean, I used to have a whole shelf of those Chilton books for every make, but now I just pull up the factory service info on my tablet, which is way faster to search, even if I miss the grease stains on the pages sometimes, you know?

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the_elizabeth18d ago

I was the same until my manual got soaked.

jameswells18d ago

That'll change your mind real fast.

victor_hill4418d ago

Oh, I'm the opposite now. My tablet died right when I needed a torque spec, and my old paper manual saved the day. The battery doesn't matter, and I can write my own notes right in the margins. That search function is great until you have no signal in the shop bay.