Hi all, long time lurker, first time poster. Hoping someone can help me out.
I have a 2013 XP with power steering that had about 2" of play at the handlebars. This past weekend a friend and I broke the bike down and replaced the lower steering stem post with the new designed post # 2205364.

This removed most of the play at the handlebars but after reassembling everything and testing it with the key off there is still about a 1/2 inch of play left. While inspecting it by moving the handlebar back and forth it seems like the play is inside the EPS unit. Is this possible? I read somewhere the shaft is solid through the EPS but not sure.

Or did we leave something else loose and I’m mis-diagnosing the problem? Does anyone else still have some play after replacing the lower stem post?

We typically ride fast on our WV trips so it would sure be nice to have the steering be tight for once.

Thanks!

Hi all, long time lurker, first time poster. Hoping someone can help me out.
I have a 2013 XP with power steering that had about 2" of play at the handlebars. This past weekend a friend and I broke the bike down and replaced the lower steering stem post with the new designed post # 2205364.

This removed most of the play at the handlebars but after reassembling everything and testing it with the key off there is still about a 1/2 inch of play left. While inspecting it by moving the handlebar back and forth it seems like the play is inside the EPS unit. Is this possible? I read somewhere the shaft is solid through the EPS but not sure.

Or did we leave something else loose and I’m mis-diagnosing the problem? Does anyone else still have some play after replacing the lower stem post?

We typically ride fast on our WV trips so it would sure be nice to have the steering be tight for once.

Thanks!