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Chilton's Nissan Maxima 1993-04 Repair Manual

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Pictures are not helpful, layout is in need of organization/editing.
I can never find vital information such as torque specs.
The book is not thorough and when there is no easy answer Chilton will just ignore the problem all together i.e. The jacking points on a 4th gen (95-99) are not shown and with good reason, there are no rear jack points (you have to use the side rail [emergency jack points] due to the design of the trailing arm) otherwise you just compress the suspension but don't lift the car.
So far Chiltons has NOT BEEN helpful for the following projects:
Spring and Strut replacement, Inner/outer tie rod replacement, fuel filter replacement, sparkplug replacement.

Chiltons will get you going if your completely lost but save your money and take advantage of diy writeups on the internet.
Haynes is the better choice, but that is not saying much.
Do a search online and find a free pdf of the actual factory manual.

edit: after replacing my lower control arms I discovered that the Chilton manual gave the correct procedure whereas the Haynes told me to use a gear puller (which won't fit) or just hammer it off. The proper method was to remove everything attached to the wheel hub including the axle...Haynes gets an F this time and Chiltons gets promoted to two stars.

...such as:
- Not very useful as a trouble shooting guide because of the way the book is structured
- I needed more info on the electricals
- Could add a chapter on installing additional electronic/electrical gadgets to the car
- Covered range (1993 to 2004) gives a feel of a generic book