Manuals

IMPORTANT NOTE: One of each manual shown below is included free with membership!
They are also available for purchase in the AERA Online Store

Failure Analysis Manual
Features hundreds of pictures from real-life failures. 240 pages. Published in 2024.

​Cylinder Block Manual
This manual includes cylinder bore diameter, piston skirt clearance, main housing bore diameter and main bearing torque, as well as casting numbers. 720 pages. Published in 2023.

Valve Lash Manual
Features 488 pages of valve lash specifications. Published in 2022.

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.

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.

Tech Resource Manual​
Compilation of select articles from the first 10 years of Engine Professional. Full-color articles in seven sections: crankshaft, cylinder block, cylinder head, diesel, general, machine shop operations and performance. 272 pages. Published in 2020.

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.