The point of having a service manual of any kind is that you don't have to "pick up all the data every time and with total retention and remember it in totality."
It is a reference document. That means when you have a question, you refer to the reference document. You don't have to memorize anything. You just have to read it when you have a question. That's how manuals work. The exact same way that you refer to the other sources.
And how long are you going to be playing the "newbie" card? You've been a member here for 7 years and you've been told to refer to the FSM for almost every single question you've asked over that time. I have no issues helping anyone, but your constant refusal to consult the ONE SINGLE DOCUMENT THAT CONTAINS ALL THE INFORMATION ON EVERY SINGLE SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE is maddening.
We all need help from time to time especially with some minutiae that is occasionally overlooked, and I have no problem with that, but read the freakin' book first.
the point is i have researched plenty.
i only mention the FSM because i know you are going to have a coronary snipping the post with some all caps response or other. i mention "noobs" in part so others that are NEW to 80 series repairs or to this repair hopefully won't feel insecure about posting their questions OR will get some value out of what i am posting.
honestly it seem ridiculous to me that you would be bent out of shape about whether or not i have read and am using the FSM (i have and i am) and posting about it in a thread about 80 series brake repair of all things.
if you don't have a clue that i have the three printed guides by now and oftentimes make xerox copies on repairs so i can read them over multiple times and mark them up with a pencil that's your problem.
seriously no one wants to listen to this and it's got absolutely nothing to do with the post in reality.
i'm not even sure why you continue to post on here beyond providing the helpful pics that i already mentioned in the post were not available at ourisman when i purchased my parts.
i mean if you don't honestly understand it's hard to "get there from here" in some cases with 80's repairs that's your problem.
additionally if you are simply picking stray comments out of a thread that have nothing to really do with the matter at hand to give someone a hard time that's also your problem.
it's some serious extraneous crap and whingeing to me. maybe it's just how you float your boat. dunno.
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i have an idea, why don't you call me on the phone or you can call me and we can make a personal contact and i can explain to you how much time has gone into this repair and why you shouldn't - logically speaking - be bent about any 80's owner asking any question about any repair on an 80 on here. it's counter productive for everyone.
i've squashed worst online beefs with crankier forum members i've never met this way and we actually became friendly.
also it seems dumb for you to keep howling in the wind like this it's so unnecessary and a huge time suck!
