|
I see my attempt at humour is wasted on you lot.
|
|
|
Sorry DD but had to correct the spelling here.I think what was meant was Haynes manual(who am I to talk eh)
no the spelling was deliberate, being ex mechanic i dont like these manuals as we always ended up fixing the job that the diy mechanic started and got wrong usual excuses the heinz book said to do this or that . great if you are competent, waste of time and money if you are not, they give some people false hope that if this guy who wrote the book can do it then so can they , usually with nothing more than a screwdriver , hammer,adjustable wrench. you get the picture.they are however very good for torque settings and the like.
cheers ....keo p.s. excuse punctuation i am no good at it i do my best.
|
I can understand that some do not read the manual correctly.
which is probably why the decent mechanics end up fixing the problem for them.but it is no reason to run down the manuals
the reasons you have stated about false hope of curing the problem/s is not the case.I don`t know how many manuals have been sold but is a lot.And as not all those that bought one sent their own car to a garage to be repaired.Would consider most had repaired without any problems.I did laugh at the comment made by DD.But wasnt aware it was done on purpose.I don`t think you should have any reason to run down the manual anyway as it probably made work for you which you would not otherwise have got?.
|
sorry mech1 maybe i am being a bit harsh i personally just dont like diy manuals, its not always the manuals directly but some people who use them seem to think they are a master mechanic because they have a manual. and when in the trade some jobs were made more difficult by the fact that some diy-er had been at the job thinking he was doing it right because the book said to do it that way .
sorry just a point of view excellent for refference as regards torque settings etc and for steadying a table with one short leg.
|
|
|
|
