well as for the availability of the knowledge. reprints of these manuals are quite common and since around '95 have been available to download for free which is how i got my copy. however with the EMP's knocking out large numbers of computer systems and power fluctuations it may not be accessible for everyone everywhere.
that said with the soviets pushing onto american soil long before the nukes hit more and more people are going to be grabbing these and myriad other field manuals just like they did for Y2K, and every other "dooms day" scenario. so assuming most good machine shops have the know how is not overly stretching credulity. granted this mainly applies to the older tanks and AFV's its not like i can go down to jim's car repair and expect him to fix up a Bradley fighting vehicle but a ferret armored car or an old sherman is an entirely different matter and is actually feasible given the scenario(including the desperate "make it work then worry about the doctrine later" attitude anyone who's still alive in 2000 would have.)
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the best course of action when all is against you is to slow down and think critically about the situation. this way you are not blindly rushing into an ambush and your mind is doing something useful rather than getting you killed.
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