greenleg88 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 how does anyone feel about the haynes repair manuals? are they good? especially for the 97 legacy L ? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screwbaru2 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I like them. I think they are a little more user friendly than most. I've used em since the 70's. They don't have everything but then their $20 25 not a couple of hundred like a factory manual. My .2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOthis Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 i think they are excellant.i have one for my 96 Legacy L..the first time i did my clutch i went entirely by the haynes repair manual and only ran across 1 minor glitch in the steps.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reveeen Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Haynes manuals BLOW. (I would say dead bears, but the last one was moving) You would do better looking out the nearest window, and *thinking* about your vacation, than looking in a Haynes manual for anything more complicated than checking the tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OB99W Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 i think they are excellant.[...] Haynes manuals BLOW.[...] In my opinion, Haynes manuals fall somewhere between the two extremes expressed above. Common sense should always prevail -- if any procedure in a manual has you scratching your head, check it with another source, including here. We're not infallible (maybe I should speak only for myself ), but neither are those who write even the factory service manuals (there are errors, omissions, and unclear language in them as well). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 They really arent bad, especially if you mechanically challanged. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screwbaru2 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Haynes manuals BLOW. (I would say dead bears, but the last one was moving) You would do better looking out the nearest window, and *thinking* about your vacation, than looking in a Haynes manual for anything more complicated than checking the tires. So you don't like them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDave Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 As a "new" Subaru owner I found the one that came with the car very useful and surprisingly informative. As a career mechanic, I quickly outgrew the Haynes and hunted down the Factory Service Manuals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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