I figured that might be the case, so it may well be the easy out route if rocking it doesn't do the job. Found out what it's supposed to be, btw, it's an M6x20 flange head bolt (thank you google image search, resulted in this...

Did the ATC thing as a nipper (228 sqn), then went RMP(v) in the T.A. Cpls messes are fun a lot of the time :eek::oops::rolleyes:;):confused::D

maybe a bit late, but better that than never ;) Oils and such like, almost anywhere, Halfords, local corner spares/accessories shop, whatever. Filter kit, Craddocks etc. Not been let down by Craddocks since I started using them, and a premium kit for my D2 TD5 set me back just under a score...

Being a civvy, we never got to see their messes :( fwiw, I used to work in the OASC (the big brick three-wing building next door to the Chapel) as a data entry clerk (AA(IT)) was the civil service grade), before going onto somewhat higher paid work elsewhere in London :)

Heh. ten/ten for effort. zip/ten for effect ;) While you're relatively local, you're more likely to win the lottery! (certainly, better odds!) :p:D Although most of us use WD-40 (not getting int o THAT argument!) or GT-85 (or even the holy of holies, PlusGas), when dealing with sticky nuts &...

Righty-ho, then... Today, on my Disco 2 TD5 (The "Maroon Monster"), with the help of a mate, I have: Changed the oil from the black sludge that was in there from the last owner, to a more effective Castrol Magnatec stop/start 5W30 Changed the Fuel Filter (straightforward enough, and...

I know where you mean - I used to work on the RAF side (as a civvy) back in the late eighties :)

Ah, cool, wasn't aware of the other methods of getting it, thanks to the both of you :D

Used to have an ex-army Siii as well; yep, ice and those really don't mix :eek: Mind you, unpacked snow, otoh, can be fun ;):D

argh, no I haven't (yet). Need, I think (correct me if wrong) to find a diag tool to do that?

I used the search terms rave td5 discovery both here and over on google. I never noticed this link! Thanks :) No, but my wallet can be at times ;) Thanks for the help, folks :D

Yes, I've looked, searched, and crawled on my hands and knees under the desk as well. There do not appear to be any working links currently available for the D2 TD5 workshop manual that do not involve providing your email address for spammers to dump endless electronic forests on you. Does...

Was indeed :D

Fixed an intermittent fault with the left front indicator by replacing the bulb holder. Cheaper than chips (L/R p/n XBP100180, cheaper than the local chip shop, even!) Five minute job, easy peasy :D

Or pop her on the trolly and move her ;)

A bit ;) At least the majority of the work's now done on the wagon, anyhow. Now all I have to do is find someone willing to lend me the use of a hellishly expensive single-purpose tool to replace the damn ball joints, and it'll be 'job done'. Gods, the LR tool designed for the job is close to a...

Repaired a hole in the chassis behind the rear left suspension spring & shock assembly (well, a mate did, who knows how, as I don't weld!), replaced a faulty door lock module on the offside rear door to match the other I did last week, and adjusted the steering lock stop bolts to cater for the...

Right, solution time. Turns out I didn't need an extended bolt, washers, or a longer bolt. The bolts unscrewed (with difficulty, they were in there well tight) by the roughly 5mm required to do the job until sometime in the new year (-ish), when I'll lay my mitts on some wheel spacers for a...

Well, that's the length of the ones in my wagon, so it looks like I'll be trying the washers trick first :) Thanks for the heads up :D