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1972 GM Service Manuals: Drive Shafts & Power Steering Systems | Saginaw Steering Division | Automotive Repair Guides

If you work on vintage GM vehicles or collect original service material, these two factory-issued manuals from 1972 get straight to the point: technical, practical, and original.

What’s Inside These Manuals:

This set includes two official service guides from the Saginaw Steering Gear Division of General Motors, covering drive shafts and power steering systems in passenger cars and light trucks.

You’ll get detailed diagrams, diagnostic charts, torque specs, disassembly procedures, and repair instructions.
Both manuals are complete and packed with practical content:

  1. Power Steering Systems (Manual No. 201): 44 pages
  2. Drive Shafts (Manual No. 208): 28 pages

Expect detailed procedures for teardown, inspection, and installation, just like a mechanic in 1972 would have used.

Specifications:

  • Publisher: General Motors Corporation, Saginaw Steering Gear Division
  • Language: English
  • Pages: 44 (Power Steering), 28 (Drive Shafts)
  • Size: Each manual measures 11 x 9 x 0.5 inches
  • Genre: Automotive Repair Manual
  • Publication Year: 1972
  • Binding: Softcover
  • Condition Notes: These softcover manuals are in Good condition. Some wear to the covers, with the Drive Shaft manual showing the previous owner’s name written in pen. Interiors are clean and legible, no missing pages.

These two 1972 Saginaw Steering Gear Division manuals cover power steering systems and drive shafts, and they suit a vintage GM repair shelf. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.

  • Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
  • Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
  • Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
  • Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.

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