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Riggy
15-11-06, 04:27 PM
just been looking through some old threads when i came across this one and nearly wet myself again , so i had to cut and paste it all here for todays gang lol

haynes manual translations

Translations for anyone reading a Haynes manual to try and repair their car...

Haynes: Rotate anticlockwise.
Translation: Clamp with molegrips then beat repeatedly with hammer anticlockwise.

Haynes: This is a snug fit.
Translation: Clamp with molegrips then beat repeatedly with hammer.

Haynes: This is a tight fit.
Translation: Clamp with molegrips then beat repeatedly with a hammer.

Haynes: As described in Chapter 7...
Translation: That'll teach you not to read through before you start. Now you are looking at scary photos of the inside of a gearbox.

Haynes: Pry...
Translation: Hammer a screwdriver into...

Haynes: Undo...
Translation: Go buy a tin of WD40 (giant economy size).

Haynes: Retain tiny spring...
Translation: PINGGGG - "Where the f**k did that go?"

Haynes: Press and rotate to remove bulb...
Translation: OK - that's the glass bit off, now fetch some good pliers to dig out the bayonet part (and maybe a plaster or two).

Haynes: Lightly...
Translation: Start off lightly and build up till the veins on your forehead are throbbing then clamp with molegrips then beat repeatedly with hammer.

Haynes: Weekly checks...
Translation: If it isn't broken don't fix it.

Haynes: Routine maintenance...
Translation: If it isn't broken, it's about to be. We warned you...

Haynes: One spanner rating.
Translation: An infant could do this... so how did you manage to f**k it up?

Haynes: Two- spanner rating.
Translation: Now you may think that you can do this because two is a low, teensy weensy number... but you also thought the wiring diagram was a map of the Tokyo underground (in fact that would have been more use to you).

Haynes: Three-spanner rating.
Translation: Make sure you won't need your car for a couple of days.

Haynes: Four-spanner rating.
Translation: You're not seriously considering this are you?

Haynes: Five-spanner rating.
Translation: OK - but don't ever carry your loved ones in it again.

Haynes: If not, you can fabricate your own special tool like this...
Translation: Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

Haynes: Compress...
Translation: Squeeze with all your might, jump up and down on it, throw it at the garage wall, then find some molegrips and a hammer...

Haynes: Inspect...
Translation: Squint at really hard and pretend you know what you are looking at, then declare in a loud knowing voice to your wife "Yep, as I thought, it's going to need a new one"

Haynes: Carefully...
Translation: You are about to suffer deep abrasions.

Haynes: Retaining nut...
Translation: Yes, that's it, that big spherical blob of rust.

Haynes: Get an assistant...
Translation: Prepare to humiliate yourself in front of someone you know.

Haynes: Turning the engine will be easier with the spark plugs removed.
Translation: However, starting the engine afterwards will be much harder. Once that sinking pit of your stomach feeling has subsided, you can start to feel deeply ashamed as you gingerly refit the spark plugs.

Haynes: Refitting is the reverse sequence to removal.
Translation: Yeah, right. But you swear in different places.

Haynes: Prise away plastic locating pegs...
Translation: Snap off...

Haynes: Using a suitable drift...
Translation: Clamp with molegrips then beat repeatedly with hammer.

Haynes: Everyday toolkit
Translation: RAC Card & Mobile Phone

Haynes: Apply moderate heat...
Translation: Unless you have a blast furnace, don't bother. Alternatively, clamp with molegrips then beat repeatedly with hammer.

Haynes: Index
Translation: List of all the things in the book, bar what you need to do

Matt2107
15-11-06, 04:29 PM
Lol never seen that before but I like!

Riggy
15-11-06, 04:41 PM
lol its just over a year old

i was looking for some piss take pics , but when i found the thread the pics were no longer hosted lol

wisewood
15-11-06, 04:47 PM
i like those. I always thought it was just me that found it that hard to follow the haynes.

Jack
15-11-06, 05:01 PM
I've gotten used to nicely worded Japanese instructions with plenty of pretty diagrams to follow (although for some reason they never ever seem to know where the correct bolts are and point at the wrong ones)... should be fun getting into Haynes manuals again lol

L14MNP
15-11-06, 05:42 PM
I've gotten used to nicely worded Japanese instructions with plenty of pretty diagrams to follow (although for some reason they never ever seem to know where the correct bolts are and point at the wrong ones)... should be fun getting into Haynes manuals again lol
AWESOME Dar - spot on mate :)lol

LOL I love the broken English from aftermarket/jdm parts lol


Haynes: Genty prise the unit from its housing (this is a long running joke with me and a few mates, think it was from the p11 primera manual)
Translation: Try and remove it with your hands, impossible, Acquire a flat bladed screwdriver and try again, no good! Get a small crowbar and rive the fcuk out of it, until loose. Oh wait here it comes snnnnnnnnnnap whats that? Yep a hidden bolt that you would never think was there! Cheers Haynes!....

Jack
15-11-06, 07:00 PM
LOL I love the broken English from aftermarket/jdm parts lol
I've got some manuals on line, essentially Haynes equivalent, which are spot on. The Apexi induction kit I bought though has useless instructions - some random English words and lots of funny Japanese writing, pictures of components included, a couple of pics of what appears to be your standard induction system after a hurricane has gone through the engine bay, and a picture of a kid with a plastic bag on his head?!

hendrix
15-11-06, 09:10 PM
fpmsl, thats quality but ultimately true!lol

Asa-James
15-11-06, 10:00 PM
i can sooooo relate to that