Se7enLC
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Q: What service manual should I get?
A: If you want the best-of-the-best for your jeep, get the Factory Service Manual (FSM) from Chrysler. It covers a lot more than any $15 manual will cover, lists every part and has diagrams for everything.
Q: Where can I get it?
A: A hard-copy of this manual is expensive ($100 or so), which isn't bad considering that it's a few thousand pages. There is also a CD copy with PDF files available for considerably less. Some shady people sell illegal copies of this PDF on eBay for much less.
Q: Doesn't anyone here have a copy they can just send me?
A:This is a touchy subject. While I'm sure there are people who have a copy they would love to send you, the public forums here are probably not the best place for that sort of activity, as it is technically just as illegal as asking for pirated copies of software, mp3s, movies, etc.
Q: C'mon, please? I'll pay!
A:That's even worse. At least giving them away has the deniability of saying "I didn't know it was copyrighted, I thought it was a free-for-all technical document!". Re-selling illegal copies of something like that for profit other than the media costs is definitely illegal.
Q: Okay, so where can I get the other manuals from?
A: Your local auto-parts store should have shelves of Haynes and Chiltons manuals, and they probably have one for the Liberty. If not, they can order it.
A: If you want the best-of-the-best for your jeep, get the Factory Service Manual (FSM) from Chrysler. It covers a lot more than any $15 manual will cover, lists every part and has diagrams for everything.
Q: Where can I get it?
A: A hard-copy of this manual is expensive ($100 or so), which isn't bad considering that it's a few thousand pages. There is also a CD copy with PDF files available for considerably less. Some shady people sell illegal copies of this PDF on eBay for much less.
Q: Doesn't anyone here have a copy they can just send me?
A:This is a touchy subject. While I'm sure there are people who have a copy they would love to send you, the public forums here are probably not the best place for that sort of activity, as it is technically just as illegal as asking for pirated copies of software, mp3s, movies, etc.
Q: C'mon, please? I'll pay!
A:That's even worse. At least giving them away has the deniability of saying "I didn't know it was copyrighted, I thought it was a free-for-all technical document!". Re-selling illegal copies of something like that for profit other than the media costs is definitely illegal.
Q: Okay, so where can I get the other manuals from?
A: Your local auto-parts store should have shelves of Haynes and Chiltons manuals, and they probably have one for the Liberty. If not, they can order it.