Kinekt Stem Rebuild kit

To start I am sorry that I actually needed this kit since the used stem I purchased used showed very little signs of use. So the issue was that the straight bars on my Trek e-bike had a very slight side to side rock that while not that significant was annoying and shouldn't have been there. In my conversations with a very responsive and helpful customer service department, along with their technical team, I was told that this kit would solve my issue. Note that my original stem had the all black bushings and this new kit has the lighter color bushings (that are also being installed in all new stems) which would probably indicate, I am assuming, that the black version had exhibited some wear characteristics that they didn't like and made a change.

The kit did not come with installation instructions but installation is pretty straight forward, and it comes with a small piece to aid in removing the old bushings and pressing the replacements in. Just pay attention to how the stem parts come apart, take some pictures, etc. and that will assist in getting everything back together correctly the first time. Note that the plastic bushjngs are brittle, especially the tiny flange tabs which, despite my best efforts to be careful, I managed to break one off. They are all hidden from view and no impact on function but I was annoyed with myself for doing that.

So my issue is solved and my stem is back to like new spec and function so it is a useful item if you encounter any wear issues and I am glad it was available.