Got something to say or just want fewer pesky ads? Join us... 😊

Register Log in

[News] John Haynes RIP











Icy Gull

Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
72,015
I have a number of Haynes manuals and even with them I struggle :smile:
 










A

AnotherArch

Northern Exile
Apr 2, 2009
1,180
Stockport & M62
Icy Gull said:
I have a number of Haynes manuals and even with them I struggle :smile:
Click to expand...

I must have used these for at least 6 cars over the course of time. Used these for cylinder heads, valve springs, pistons, crankshaft, flywheel, brakes, brakepipes, etc.
Clear instructions, but sometimes needed the hire/borrowing of specialist equipment like engine hoist, valve spring compressor, torque wrench, etc.
However.........the practicalities of carrying out a simple instruction like "undo bolt" could be something else! Laying in a contorted position with your face up against an oily sump whilst compensating for lack of a four foot arm to blindly locate the spanner over said nut, and then attempting to turn it a sixth of a turn as that was all the space that there was to rotate the spanner. Then the spanner slipping off and scraping you knuckles for the umpteenth time.
Half a page of Haynes could take over a day. But at least you knew that the job had been done properly and for Nil labour cost.
 




zefarelly

zefarelly

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Jul 7, 2003
21,811
Sussex, by the sea
I started out by using them . . . Still have my first few (Vespa and mk1 Cortina!) Now I've started writing one, although currently stalled!
 


Two Professors

Two Professors

Two Mad Professors
Jul 13, 2009
7,617
Multicultural Brum
RIP.Would never have been able to replace the over-head cam on the Capri II XL (german model lhd) without him.
 


B

Brovion

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Jul 6, 2003
19,363
AnotherArch said:
I must have used these for at least 6 cars over the course of time. Used these for cylinder heads, valve springs, pistons, crankshaft, flywheel, brakes, brakepipes, etc.
Clear instructions, but sometimes needed the hire/borrowing of specialist equipment like engine hoist, valve spring compressor, torque wrench, etc.
However.........the practicalities of carrying out a simple instruction like "undo bolt" could be something else! Laying in a contorted position with your face up against an oily sump whilst compensating for lack of a four foot arm to blindly locate the spanner over said nut, and then attempting to turn it a sixth of a turn as that was all the space that there was to rotate the spanner. Then the spanner slipping off and scraping you knuckles for the umpteenth time.
Half a page of Haynes could take over a day. But at least you knew that the job had been done properly and for Nil labour cost.
Click to expand...

Ha! Yes, saved me typing that! It often wasn't as easy as the manual suggested. However, yeah, when I started driving back in 1976 I could only afford old bangers and the relevant Haynes manual was an essential purchase. Even a complete klutz like myself managed to do a fair amount of routine repairs and servicing.
 


Mellotron

Mellotron

I've asked for soup
Jul 2, 2008
31,837
Brighton
That'll be a minute's applause on the 80th minute on Saturday then. How many minutes are still left available?

Apologies for any disrespect, anyone who knew him. RIP John.
 


You must log in or register to reply here.

Share this page

Albion and Premier League latest from Sky Sports


Top
Link Here