The first time I replaced the clutch in my 82 airhead I did exactly what the shop manual said. Afterwards I wondered why I HAD TO REMOVE some of the stuff it told me to.
That reminds me of the farmer working on his tractor in his dooryard when a carload of tourists pulls up. One of the passengers rolls down the window and yells, "Excuse me! How to we get to Ben and Jerry's?"
The farmer walks over to the car and answers, "Head straight down this road 'til you get to a yellow barn, turn right follow that road until it gets to a T-intersection, turn right again and take the left fork"
"Thanks!" says the tourist until ten minutes later when the car shows up in front of the farmer's house. "We asked you how to get to Ben and Jerry's and here we are back here again."
Well, that's a good thing," says the farmer. "Means you can follow instructions. Now, here's how you get to Ben and Jerry's . . . "