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Posted by: RiqueMar Jul 25 2009, 09:12 PM

Newbie question of the day....

Refering to the steering boot under the gas tank; is that a bearing that is in there, or a bushing? I see both on Pelican, but am not sure which I need.

Thanks

Rique

Posted by: ericread Jul 26 2009, 01:03 AM

There is a bearing inside a rubber assembly under the boot. I did some research on it last year, and it seems there is no direct replacement part for it. However, the good news is it's a very stout bearing, and they almost never fail. I removed mine, thoroughly greased it and re-installed it. Since then I have had no problems with it.

The only real problem I had was that the old grease has solidified in the bearing, causing it to partially seize. After a thorough cleaning and re-greasing, it continues to work well for me.

Good luck!

Eric Read

Posted by: RiqueMar Jul 26 2009, 03:01 AM

Ok, so it is the bearing that I need. They have it on Pelican, so that is all I needed to know, thanks!

Posted by: SirAndy Jul 26 2009, 01:07 PM

Post a link ...

I'm pretty sure the bearing on pelican is for the steering column, not the rubber coupler ...
Andy

Posted by: ericread Jul 26 2009, 05:01 PM

Like I said, I did a pretty thorough search some months ago and was unable to find a replacement part.

Eric

Posted by: ellisor3 Jul 26 2009, 05:18 PM

Here is the number for the bearing:901.347.241.01
Here is the number for the coupling:901.347.201.02
and where you can find the bearing:http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=HKkmWeWl3RGTQFeGbbsjiw

Here is the coupling: http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=HKkmWeWl3RGTQFeGbbsjiw

Posted by: RiqueMar Jul 27 2009, 12:17 PM

It goes here correct? I wasn't even aware anything went there....

Posted by: Lavanaut Jul 27 2009, 02:07 PM

You can't link directly to the results of the search unfortunately, you need to drop the part # into the search box and re-run it.

Reid