Granddaddy of the DIY repair generation John Haynes has loosened his last nut

iFixit pays tribute to 'beacon of light' for the fixers of the world

Obit John Haynes, creator of the Haynes Manual and at least partly responsible for the skinned knuckles of enthusiastic amateur car repairers around the world, has tightened his last bolt and headed off to the great workshop in the sky aged 80."