Are haynes manuals good

The good news is that if there's a paper manual for a vehicle available now, you'll still be able to buy one in the future, as these titles will remain in print. Haynes says it's working on a "new Mazda manuals have good diagrams. That's good, because some of the descriptions are a little short. I think that the intended audience for a shop manual (Mazda's manual) is someone who already has substantial knowledge in auto mechanics. The Haynes manual will have a short paragraph that explains why a flywheel needs to be machined and what JIMMIEM. I've got a 2004 Toyota Camry and a 2004 Toyota RAV4. I've started to do some repairs myself and have used the Chilton's manual from my local library. I was talking to a handier DIY guy and he said that the Haynes manuals were better. I went to the Chilton's web site and their email address has Haynes in the address. The Haynes Techbook series provides an in-depth look at focused areas of vehicle repair that may span multiple years/makes/models, while our Haynes Repair Manuals series is year/make/model specific. Like the Haynes Repair Manuals series, each Techbook offers easy-to-follow text plus hundreds of hands-on photos to help you do the job right! #2 · Mar 24, 2008 In my experience, Clymer is a better format in general. The books feel higher in quality, and they provide electrical schematics. I'd always opt for Clymer over Haynes. That being said, I've owned Haynes manuals for a number of vehicles and find them quite useful as well. battypup Registered Joined Apr 10, 2007 182 Posts Haynes repair manuals tend to be more visual and big picture. For example, if you wanted to see a visual demonstration for how to service a generic automatic transmission, you would be best served with the Haynes manual. That's not to say that the content in a Haynes repair manual is vague — because it's not. It just caters more to the DIYer. 346 Posts. #2 · May 25, 2020. We just bought our first Subaru ('19 Forester) so I have not seen any of the older Haynes manuals for Subaru, but I can say I preferred them heads and shoulders above Chilton or any other manuals for the other older cars I've owned. I like the actual photos (not drawings) and I like the troubleshooting sections. A Haynes or a Chilton's repair manual is fine for the shadetree mechanic as they provide general repair procedures. But if you need a more in depth manual for your vehicle either get a factory manual or subscribe to one of the on-line repair services such as AllData. EBESCO is a good source to log on to (probably from your library or get My 04 Tundra is getting some age and I was wandering if the Haynes Manual is any good for basic manx like brakes, tranny/engine removal, etc, etc. Thanks. in this thread in this sub-forum in the entire site. Advanced Search Haynes isn't bad though I wish that it would go further in depth and provide more detailed pictures. But for $20 that i like the haynes manuals as opposed to chiltons. the haynes assumes i am an idiot and shows me pictures. the chiltons assumes i am a mechanic and know the names of the parts. usually i don t like it when i am assumed to be an idiot, but there are exceptions to every rule. of course i am trying to make my '75 ford truck last forever because i … I do like physical haynes manuals though where you can just thumb through the pages and bring it out to the car with you while your working on rather than scrolling through pages on the laptop and zooming in on the s