Most Appliance Manufacturers Won’t Give the Public Repair Info (ifixit.com)

A simple solution to this would be to require manufacturers to file it as part of patent application or FCC certification, and to require that any specialist tools be either available for sale or license.

I remember back not the 70s and 80s helping my father repair stuff. So many appliances had a repair manual attached to their back, or maybe a electrical schematic taped inside the a panel.