Seat damage repairable? & broken bearing retainer

[adamp2006]

Does anyone know of ways to repair the lug that sits round the tank bolt on a 4lo seat ?

Heres what i have left to work with:



Also the right hand bearing retainer came off in 2 bits:



What are my chances of getting a new one ? or should i get in touch with some contacts / fab shops to get a new one made ?

[chippy28]

My retainer was missing,bought a new one from Fowlers.

HTH Cheers Andy..

[oldelsieboy]

Dec 18, 2011 12:59:50 GMT 1 adamp2006 said:

Also the right hand bearing retainer came off in 2 bits:



What are my chances of getting a new one ?

Should still be available new from Mr Yamaha p/n 4L0-17471-00

OEB

[adamp2006]

Thanks for the quick replies guys, and especially for the part no. , will get searching and maybe take a stroll to my local yamaha dealer and see about prices

[nikfubar]

If you can't get a replacement seat pan cheaply enough you could fabricate a lug out of mild steel & pop rivet it on

[twostroker]

id look out for a cheap scruffy seat on ebay thats in decent condition underneith but got a nackered foam and cover and make 1 decent seat.

[rich]

Debatable issue but I don't bother fitting that bearing retainer. The bearing is already located by an external circlip and you have the added bonus of being able to split the cases without removing the clutch assembly. Never had any issues leaving it out.

[JonW]

I always fit the retainer, i figure Yamaha fitted it cos it was needed and just blindly reuse it. The seat can be repaired like Nick said as thats the same method the Gully seats use, but another pan would be simpler i think.

[adamp2006]

Well the retainer is only 4.50 + vat from fowlers so i might aswell replace, its gotta be there for a reason as jonw says, i will continue to keep an eye on ebay for a pan for now , thanks for the responses