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Balancing Manual
Written by Mike Mavrigian. Featuring color photos and graphics with the following chapters: Balance Theory, Balancing Tips, Bobweights, Cam Balance, Harmonic Dampers, Turbo Balance, How to Balance, and Over/Under Balance. 112 pages. Published in 2021.
Cylinder Head Manual
Spiral-bound manual with over 800 pages of cylinder head specifications, including: head thickness, installed stem height, valve protrusion or recession, valve head diameter and valve stem to guide clearance, as well as casting numbers. Published in 2017.
​Cylinder Block Manual
Spiral-bound, block-specific manual includes cylinder bore diameter, cylinder block deck height, piston skirt clearance, main housing bore diameter and main bearing torque, as well as casting numbers and technical bulletins. 768 pages. Published in 2016.
Crankshaft Manual
Spiral-bound manual with over 900 pages of specifications and casting numbers. Specifications in this update include: ​stroke, rod diameter, rod oil clearance, rod fillet, main diameter, main oil clearance, main fillet and thrust width. Published in 2018.
Connecting Rod Manual
Spiral-bound manual with over 600 pages of critical information required to remanufacture connecting rods, including a casting number section and important technical bulletins. Published in 2018.
Valve Lash Manual
Features 488 pages of valve lash specifications. Published in 2022.
Flywheel Manual
Identify casting numbers for more than 400 flywheels. This unique, one of a kind manual also contains critical information required to resurface flywheels. Published in 2021.
Failure Analysis Manual
Features hundreds of pictures from real-life failures.15 sections: 1) Piston Technical Information; 2) Piston Failures; 3) Piston Pin & Locks Failures; 4) Piston Ring Failures; 5) Engine Bearing Failures; 6) Crankshaft Failures; 7) Gasket Failures; 8) Camshaft & Lifter Component Failures; 9) Valve Seat, Valve & Valve Spring Failures; 10) Timing Component Failures; 11) Casting Failures; 12) Miscellaneous Information; 13) Lubrication System Failures; 14) Variable Valve Timing Units (VVTs); 15) Warranty Administration. 240 pages. Published in 2019.
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Technical Resource Manual​
This manual was created from technical articles that were published in Engine Professional magazine. The AERA Tech Team reviewed the first 10 years of the magazine, selected articles they felt would be beneficial to the machine shop, and created this manual. Full-color articles in seven sections: crankshaft, cylinder block, cylinder head, diesel, general, machine shop operations and performance. 272 pages. Published in 2020.