MGB Workshop Manual Introduction Page - British Leyland 1972, Issue 9

This is the Introduction page (page 44) from the British Leyland MGB Workshop Manual (Issue 9, copyright British Leyland UK Limited, 1972). It explains the manual's purpose — assisting skilled mechanics in performing repairs and replacements in minimum time — and notes that left/right references are made when viewing the car from the rear. The Manual Arrangement section describes the structure: General Data and Engine Tuning Data at the front; a Service Tools section and Recommended Lubricants Chart at the end; and the remainder divided into lettered sections, each with a contents page and numeric subdivisions. Maintenance intervals are per the Passport to Service or Drivers Handbook. An IMPORTANT notice for Canada and U.S.A. cars states that service operations marked with the emission-control symbol must be followed by an exhaust emission check, and that emission control servicing must follow Workshop Manual Supplement AKD 4957. The Repairs and Replacements section stresses using only genuine British Leyland and Unipart parts, warning that safety features may be impaired by non-genuine parts, that torque wrench settings must be strictly adhered to, that locking devices must be renewed if impaired, and that fitting non-genuine parts may invalidate the Owner's Service Statement. A rights-reserved copyright notice from Austin Morris Group, British Leyland UK Limited, Service and KD Division closes the page.