[badger]

Indeed, not forgetting the infamous "reassembly is the reversal of removal", lol.

Used as a guide they are generally fine, however they are not gospel.... having said that, I suppose for someone who doesn't have an engineering background and who may not be all that mechanically minded they definitely have a use.

I remember a list of "alternative" meanings to haynes instructions appearing on the 'net a long time back, there were some real classics.

haynes instruction - remove
real-world meaning - round nut off with open ended spanner, curse, try mole grips only to find that all you are succeeding in doing is removing metal, soak in WD40/diesel etc, hammer a socket on only to find it wont turn, get a length of pipe and place over ratchet handle, break ratchet handle and go flying back across yard landing on dog/cat/child/wheelbarrow etc, get tommy bar, repeat process but this time bend tommy bar, give up with "tools" and attack remains of nut with a hammer and cold chisel and split it off, only to find you have a. ruined the bolt and b. it didn't need to come off in the first place!