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Offline blowin_soot

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Mercruiser bellows
« on: August 15, 2009, 10:58:39 pm »
Anybody know how to replace the bellows on a mercruiser alpha 1 gen 1 drive, my shift one went bad, water got in, suspect driveshaft one also, u-joints shot shop wants 2100 to replace bellows and u-joints. :censored:
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Re: Mercruiser bellows
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2009, 02:38:15 am »
you have to split the outdrive off of it, and plan to replace the gimball bearing as well - the grease probably washed out of it, and it's wasted
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Re: Mercruiser bellows
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2009, 05:45:36 am »
The drive is already apart, gimbal bearing is shot. This started as a simple fix a bunk support and find a small leak.
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