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| Founded | 1960 |
|---|---|
| Founder | John Haynes |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters location | Sparkford, Somerset |
| Distribution | Grantham Book Service (UK) |
| Publication types | Books |
| Nonfiction topics | Automotive |
| Imprints | Clymer |
| Official website | haynes |
Haynes Owner's Workshop Manuals (commonly known asHaynes Manuals) is a series of manuals from the British and American publisher Haynes Group Limited. The series focuses primarily on the maintenance and repair of vehicles.
The manuals are aimed at beginner and advancedDIY consumers rather than professional mechanics. Later, the series was expanded to include a range of parody practical lifestyle manuals in the same style for a range of topics, includingdomestic appliances, personal computers,digital cameras,model railways, sport, and animal care. Haynes also published the humorousBluffer's Guides.[1]
Additionally, Haynes has released parody manuals based on popular fictional series, includingStar Trek[2] andThomas and Friends.[3]
Haynes manuals owns and licenses a number of DIY brands including Clymer, Chilton, Gregorys, and Rellim.
The Haynes manuals are named afterJohn Harold Haynes (1938–2019)OBE. In 1956, while Haynes was at school, he published a book on building a 'special' based on theAustin 7. Haynes also published two other books whileserving in theRoyal Air Force.[4] He was made an Officer ofOrder of the British Empire in theQueen's Birthday Honours List 1995 for services to publishing.[5] Haynes died on 8 February 2019, aged 80.[6]
J. H. Haynes & Co. Limited was founded on 18 May 1960, and its first manual was entitledHaynes Owners Workshop Manual.Austin-Healey Sprite was published in 1965.[4][7]
The cover of many Haynes Manuals depicts a cutaway view technical drawing of the vehicle, drawn and signed by Terry Davey.[citation needed]
Haynes also publishes a range of USChilton manuals under license fromCengage.[citation needed] In 2013, Haynes acquiredClymer repair manuals fromPenton Media.[8] In 2020, Haynes was bought by Infopro Digital which publishes Revue Technique Automotive (RTA), a technical data company owned byTowerBrook Capital Partners, for£114.5 million.[9][10]
Haynes announced in December 2020 that it would not print any new repair manuals in the short term; all new repair content would be online only.[11] However, in 2024, the company re-launched a new series of DIY manuals and continued offering a range of existing printed manuals to address the needs of the modern vehicle owner and made available on their website and quality retail channels.
The DIY vehicle manuals are created by disassembling and reassembling a vehicle. The cover of each manual specifies: "based on a complete strip-down and rebuild".[12] Each section has step-by-step instructions with diagrams and photographs of an actual strip-down or rebuild.[citation needed]
Manuals for garage professionals include books such as theAutomotive Diesel Engine Service Guide, theAutomotive Air Conditioning Tech-Book,Citroën and Peugeot Engine Management Systems, and twoEngine Management and Fuel Injection Systems Pin Tables and Wiring Diagrams Tech-Book volumes.[citation needed]
Haynes manuals are published in 15 languages: English (including British, American and Australian dialects), French, Swedish, Chinese, Japanese, German, Czech, Finnish, Polish, Bulgarian, Hebrew, Greek, Danish, Spanish (including American Spanish dialects), and Russian.[citation needed]
The company has international offices across North America, Australasia, Europe and the UK. Originally based inSparkford, a village nearYeovil in Somerset, England, the company rapidly expanded in order to ensure manuals respected the lifestyles of different international DIY cultures. TheHaynes International Motor Museum is also in Sparkford, home to a large collection of classic and modern cars with many rarities.[13]
Each Haynes manual is written by a team of authors.[14] The car or motorcycle of interest is bought at the beginning of the project and sold at the end.[15]
Although the workshop phase of the project usually lasts only four weeks,[14] the vehicle is retained and tested for several months to ensure it is functioning correctly.[15]
Haynes generally receives the cooperation of vehicle manufacturers in providing technical information, including mechanical tolerances andwiring diagrams. Some manufacturers also provide diagrams, photos and exploded assembly drawings from their official dealer repair manuals. According to Haynes, this information empowers customers to fix their vehicles to the best of their ability, or at least diagnose the issue before taking it to amechanic.[16]
Haynes also publishes manuals for fictional vehicles, such as theUSS Enterprise (NCC-1701) fromStar Trek and the Ecto-1 fromGhostbusters.[17][18]
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Haynes manuals have been seen or referenced in popular culture :
