You can usually get by with just the bushings. When I do mine I order the kit since I'm going to be in that far anyway. Some of the guys that are saying their bushings are going out constantly should probably replace their pivots too. You can get the kit from these guys and they ship pretty fast. https://northlandmarine.com/collect...n-kota-pivot-bracket-repair-kit-pbrepkit

I fished MG for years and tried an MK since the repair shops said both brands had about the same repair rate. Never had a problem with an MG except a steering cable broke once after 12 years. My MK burned up circuit boards annually, Bushings wore out frequently. Lower unit leaked and had to be replaced. I use a 20 year old MG now and have never repaired anything. As the repair shops advised me, they have about the same repair record. Some units just perform better than others.

How in the world is this thread still alive!

OP posted this 8 years ago, then it was bumped 3 years ago and now its back!

Thank you Sir.

This is a good topic! I ended up having good luck ordering parts from Minn Kota and fixing it myself. It was a relatively Easy fix.

Mine was mounted on a champion, and it stuck out over the gunnel, which didn’t allow the “kickstand” to be used. The metal frame on the mount really took a beating over time, Eventually bending slightly, which would shred those Bushing...

I have a fortrex, where is this part in the mount? You happen to have a pic of where it goes?

Here you go... https://www.fhcoutdoors.com/how-to-replace-minn-kota-fortrex-pivot-bushings-and-brackets/