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    98 D1 Rear door check strap bolt?

    So I don't reinvent the wheel here, this is where I'm at: the check strap exists, I even got it lubed enough to slide in the mechanism under the door. But the bolt has broken off on the body. It appears that I need a very low clearance bolt head to make this work. Can someone show me what...
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    D1 Front Panhard bushings - same on both sides?

    The new beater (which I have named "Valdez") is a bit terrifying over 35. The panhard just sloshes around at will on the drivers side when the steering wheel is moved. My question, which I haven't been able to find by searching as every time panhard bushings are brought up it's in a long...
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    Getting an immobile DI steering unlocked and t-case into neutral

    So I'm picking up a DI that the owner can't afford to fix from a local service station. I should have a title in hand today so I'm going to need to get it towed back to my place. I've got a DII now, so I'm not 100% sure on the specifics of the DI stuff I'd like to do here. To begin with, the...
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    DII OBDII Drive Cycle - Getting your IM readiness monitors online

    This comes up over an over on a lot of forums, so I'm going to post it here and hope it gets indexed well enough that when people search they find it. For those who don't know, after you "clear your codes" with an OBDII reader, your IM readiness monitors are in a "not ready" status. Different...
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    Tales from the Disco Mike

    I'm posting this here because I know there are many of you who will enjoy it (and not be surprised at all). As per his normal, Mike decided to tell yet another new guy "You shouldn't own a Disco, wait till you have an expensive repair, you just going to part it and walk away?" because he...