2000 SRX 700 Steering Column broke! Help!!

I have a 2000 SRX 700. Went riding last night and lost steering in an open field. Not jumping or anything stupid. I got it home and this morning took it apart. It broke clean through at the top of the steering column right at the holding plate. I found a replacement at a local shop for $60. How involved is changing this column? It looks as though I will need to pull the engine? Is it possible to remove the skid plate and access from the bottom instead of pulling the motor?

Could you weld the old one cause the only way i know to get it is to pull the motor.

Yeah, I am thinking that welding is going to be the way I go. I saw another post that said they welded it after putting a piece of steel inside. My buddy is a welder and is coming over today to take a look...

CNYSRX said:

Yeah, I am thinking that welding is going to be the way I go. I saw another post that said they welded it after putting a piece of steel inside. My buddy is a welder and is coming over today to take a look...

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That is what most of us did, no point to remove the motor, to put a new steering column that is going to brake again....Just get a pipe puond it in there and weld it....

Nick

I guess this is more common than I expected.... I'm sure the weld will be a better option, just sucks because today was a great day to ride and I hear a lot of sleds out there...

I put a pipe on the inside & welded the outside where it broke & inside the opening in the mounting plate. Worked out good. Lot of people with bar risers have problems breaking shafts due to the extra leverage. The '01's Have a stronger mount. I also cut some small gusset triangles from flat stock & added them to the undersides of the plate.