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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 U-Joint Bellows Retaining Ring

    Thank you guys for the help and advice. I received the quicksilver U-joint bellows yesterday, and it went in perfect. Amazing what a difference it was to install, and the retaining ring pushed on using the installing tool and my hand no problem. Definitely worth doing it right here, and a...
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 U-Joint Bellows Retaining Ring

    Yep, definitely want the ring in there. The new Mercruiser bellows I just ordered has it included so I should be all set in a day or two. Here’s a photo of the goofy Amazon special, with the original retaining ring that I straightened out and set in there for reference. Can’t believe...
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 U-Joint Bellows Retaining Ring

    Thank you for your input, and I agree, better safe than sorry. It’s a shame because everything else went together so smoothly, and I tried to get creative by trimming and tapering the edge, messed around with the glue for a bit, but ended up ordering the Mercruiser U-Joint bellows by itself...
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 U-Joint Bellows Retaining Ring

    Hey All, I have searched and not found this exact issue. I have an Alpha 1 Gen 2 outdrive that needed a bellows replacement. Order the amazon special (which may be part of the problem) and got everything installed this week except the Retaining Ring for the U-Joint Bellows. It appears that...
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