Mine is falling apart but still usable. I like a manual. JACKED-UP that is

 

Man, my 2017 manual is falling apart. It spent some time opened up in a humid garage while I did my performance work and it disintegrated the binding in places. Not the best $120 spent.

 

If the pages are good you can try a Staples store ... they offer ring and spiral bindings ... I did mine that way, much easier to use

 

my 85 manual fell apart many years ago. we have a 3 hole punch so I punched every page with it and put it in a 3 ring binder.

 

I too have taken my service and parts manuals to Staples and had them put in a spiral binder. If I remember correctly, it cost about $7.00ach...Cheap insurance.

 

I was gonna suggest a three hole punch and a 3-ring binder....but y'all beat me to it. But better yet I like the idea of going to Staples and having the bound copy turned into a spiral binder!! Thanks for the tip!!!
I treat my manual like a bible.... I try to be careful using it, try not to get the pages dirty, don't flatten out the spine to keep it open..... I would just hate the thought of ruining one and having to buy another!!! Thanks for the tip Uncle!!!

 

I had the same problem with my 1991 and 1992 FLT/FXR service manual. The pages were coming off the binder. Now there are in a 3 ring binder.

 

Spiral binding would be nicer than a 3 ring. I bought my manual in a 3 ring and it's nice enough, but a little hard to flip through pages and won't last as long as spiral.

 

If you do the 3 ring punch, don't put the stick-on circle reinforcing rings on the pages. The glue tends to get on the metal binder rings and makes the pages more difficult to turn. I read that Staples or OfficeMax can cut the narrow slots in the pages and put them in an expandable type plastic binder, that might be worth looking into ....

 

Wow.... I must be very lucky...

Here are the HD Service/Parts/Electronic manuals I've amassed over the years.....



With the exception of the PowerVision Manual (spiral bound) and both volumes of the 2001 Electrical Diagnostic Manuals (Comb Binding), all the others came with the traditional "perfect binding".

Other than some greasy fingerprints, with maybe 3 or 4 exceptions, all pages are still attached to the bindings. A couple of them I bought used off eBay....

I'm definitely going to make sure to treat them well, now that I know the bindings are a problem...