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MG MGB Technical - What is best shop manual?

I would like to get a recommendation on the preferred shop manual for a 1974 1/2, Rubber bumpered "B". I have a Haynes but sometimes would like more detail.
Tom

Bentley, a reprint of the factory one. The 75-on rubber bumper one is a bit sketchy, but has the specifics for that car. The 62-74 one is much better for detail, and most of it applies to the later car, except emissions and electrics. Neither will teach you basic mechanics.
FRM
FR Millmore

All of them. In my experience, every manual has pros and cons. Different pictures, graphs with better angles etc. etc. It's never bad having a bit of a library.

More and more, however, I've been looking to the internet for questions and pictures. Sights like this one fill in where manuals fail.

Philip

The Complete MGB - by Robert Bentley.

There are several editions covering different
years of production.

Although not exactly "Complete" in every detail
and procedure - it is a re-print of the factory
shop manuals and are the best books
- hands down.

Just to cover yourself - get the version that covers
your year car - and then also get the edition that
covers the immediate previous years of production
cars.

IMHO
Daniel Wong

Get one of these - it actually had the workshop and owner's manual for your specific car.

http://www.victoriabritish.com/features/mg/MGABK.htm
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Tom until you locate a "Good" manual, you could check out your local Library. I have found books there with info available. Price is right also.
TMM Tim

Tom,

for inside the car and as an addition to the drivers handbook, I allways would use a Autobooks manual, for work at home, the Heynes is more comfortable.

Both of them, as the Bentley's (reprint of the official manual and Special Tuning manual) are very close to the BMC / BL Workshop manuals and cover all the repairs that can be done without very expensive special tools. If you considre upon a roadside rebuilt of the back axle, none of these will be helpfull, even most workshops would only recommend an exchange then.

All other details are explaned well enough to guide you to a reasonable result. You should read these manuals with the basic experiance of a mechanic (or even try to think this/his/her way), they are written fore.

When i bought my first MG owners workshop manual in the 1970's, i had to learn English first and then learn about the mechanic details for some weeks, reading books about car mechanics training, engine tuning etc..

Dont't be worried about these manuals, all of them are very well made. They do not report upon difficult and extremely complex stuff but upon high precision engeneering of those days.

Ralph

Ralph

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