What is the best aftermarket repair manual?

Erik H · Post by **Erik H** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 3:13 am

Clymer, Haynes or some other publication.

raygreenwood · Post by **raygreenwood** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 5:14 am

Each has their moments. The haynes is the best overall...especially for the manual transmission info. Of the three, the clymer is the only one with gas heater info. Chilton is a piece of junk. It uses stock photographs....from a bug in some cases. Its only saving grace are a few charts and the section telling of th dimensions of the never anyhwere else mentioned...feeler guages , necessary to align the type 4, 4 speed. None of them have any useful information on the automatic transmission. Unfortunately, Bentley never made a manual for this car. Ray

Chris Hobbs · Post by **Chris Hobbs** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 7:52 pm

There's also a glove box-sized manual by Peter Russek, published 1974; reprints show up on eBay once in awhile. Basically a condensed version with drawings but no pictures.

Bentley does, in fact, have a Type 4 manual but it's only available on CD-ROM as part of a Types 1 through 4, 1969-1979 set. You can ask for it if you see a Bentley tent at your local VW show. Here's a link if you want to pay full price:
http://www.bentleypublishers.com/produc ... subject=20

raygreenwood · Post by **raygreenwood** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 9:01 pm

Thanks Chris....I never knew that. I will look for it. Ray

ecdez · Post by **ecdez** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 4:35 am

... Well I guess $100 isn't too bad, considering the limited amount of information out there.

Wouldn't mind finding a used, or discounted one though