BCB is right, the main shaft that you will have to replace is threaded on both ends. Just pop the top cover off and remove the steering assembly. You should see a brass gear a with an allen to the side on the top. Loosen the allen head and then unscrew the brass top. You will also have to take all of the wires off that lead down to the motor I label them to make sure that I got it right on the re-assembly. Once those are disconected use a pipe wrench to loosen the shaft from the motor, unscrew it completely and pull the wires through the shaft. Clean the threads on the motor, push the wires back through, and then use some 3M weather strip and gasket adhesive (this is what I used) on the threads of the new shaft (use plenty and wipe off the excess) and tighten down to just a couple of threads left showing. Reassemble the top end and give a day for the adhesive to cure. Now the motors that I have worked on were not the Tour Editions so there could be a little difference in the top end dis-assembly and re-assembly. Hope this helps. ElwoodElwood…..Bass Cat Proud
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