I have a 1995 135 HP with Alpha One drive. I noticed a leak and discovered the shift cable bellow was cracked. I am trying to see if this will be a simple fix, but everything I have read says I need to remove the stern drive, remove the shift cable and reinstall with the new bellow (or bellows). There is not enough room to pull the cable out from the boat without kinking the cable. Could I remove the hinge pins with the stern up/to the left and then pull the housing out a few inches - hoping that this will give me enough room the pull the cable without kinks (while leaving the other end of the cable attached to the stern). I purchased a new bellow and also purchased the hinge pin drive to remove the hinge pins. I have worked on several autos (4-8 cylinders), motorcycles, heavy equipment hydraulics. I think I am up to this one from the forum and web site discussions I have read. Enlighten me. Thanks.
<br /><br />Well, maybe a little longer, at least you survived.<br />Imagine what happens when the ujoint bellows goes bad and you have to replace the gimbal bearing, ujoints, reseal the input shaft seal and change the gear lube because water got in the drive. Along with replacing the bellows, which isn't as easy as the shift cable bellows.