I think this is a great idea but it could be expanded upon. When the other recalls were done there was color-coding used so a quick glance could tell a knowledgeable mechanic the status of the car. Also keeping a paper trail of receipts is important. A good example to follow is the aviation industry. A logbook is kept for all maintaince performed so you know what was done, when, and by who. In the end if you were to sell the car it makes it more valuable with a full maintaince history. On my personal cars I find it very interesting to see how long parts and repairs last. It can show you trends that you might otherwise miss. IMHO if there was a DMC car company today there would have long ago been a recall issued on the trailing arm bolts. There would have been a written procedure and you would be required to put a colored dot on the firewall to indicate the recall was done. If I was to buy a Delorean today and not know the status of the trailing arm bolts I would just replace them. On replacing the left bolt on automatics it is not necessary to disconnect the brake line, just the trailing arm from the carrier, there is enough slack and you can bend the line a little to get the bolt out. Of course if the fluid needs to be flushed out it would be a good time to do it. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Walter" <Whalt@xxxx> wrote: > My 2 cents on trailing arm replacement: Use a waterproof black marking pen > to write on the bottom of each trailing arm the date and the mileage that > the bolt was installed.