First, thanks to all who shared insite to this repair, actually replacement of the steering post, providing me some sense of the job before I began.
The motor did not have to be unbolted and tipped to do the job but the followind did: removal of gas tank, airbox, secondary clutch, ECU/VR mounting plate and the underlying mounting plate ( this was necessaryto loosen left hose clamp on throttle body ), and finnally the throttle body.
The nut for the steering linkage was abit of a bear to undo as it spun once the nut was loosened. I will pickup a 1/2 in crowwfoot wrench 3/8 drive for the install tomorrow as it is the only wrench i can get in there short of manufacturing one.
Hope this helps the next steering post failure.
Thanks again
The motor did not have to be unbolted and tipped to do the job but the followind did: removal of gas tank, airbox, secondary clutch, ECU/VR mounting plate and the underlying mounting plate ( this was necessaryto loosen left hose clamp on throttle body ), and finnally the throttle body.
The nut for the steering linkage was abit of a bear to undo as it spun once the nut was loosened. I will pickup a 1/2 in crowwfoot wrench 3/8 drive for the install tomorrow as it is the only wrench i can get in there short of manufacturing one.
Hope this helps the next steering post failure.
Thanks again
