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Hello all. I recently completed a repower on my 89 Scarab Excel and during this process I took the time to reseal my outdrive and install new bellows/gimbal/lower shift cable and replace the trim sender and trim limit switch. After installation the trim limit does not work and i can raise my...
Re: Shift Shaft CAble Nut Frozen, stuck, won't unscrew 86 mercruiser alpha1 gen 1
Just as a tip I cut the excess cable off before I extracted mine. It eases the stress since that nut and the cable both have to turn. I also had to clip the plastic tube that goes through the nut to get the socket...
Ok well my dumb self during my gimbal and bellows service threw away the screws that attach the trim senders to the gimbal ring thinking that the new trim sender kit came with all new hardware. Found out after completing my install that in fact it came with everything but the screws. Can anyone...
For my alpha one drive the merc manual states to let the bellows adhesive dry at least 10 min until no longer tacky before installing. My question is what is the logic behind this? I figured it would be best for the glue to dry with the bellows in place thus sealing it in place.
