Alpha One Gen One Monster

[MTBoat]

For all those friends with much more experience than my one time doing the transom bellows kit etc....bout killed me....I had a few questions for advice.
I had salt water get into the bilge via the ujoint bellows a couple weeks ago and now have take everything out from gimble bearing to all hoses and bellows. I also need to put in a new lower shift cable, which I have no experience with. Everything is apart and I want to start putting together.

1. Do I need to replace or worry about the ujoints? They seem ok, but there was water in there for a short time. Or can I just grease them well and reinstall?
2. Do I really need to order the shift cable tool for taking loose the transom nut, or is a deep socket ok,,,and what's the mm or size?
3. Is there any adhesive I can use besides ordering a tube of the Merc bellows glue....for a likely one time use?
4. Is it easier to do the shift cable first, or start in another order and do it at a given point?
5. I do not have the gimble bearing placement tool...any other socket or tool set up that will drive it home ok?

Thanks for any good guidance, I am hoping to survive this, do a good job, and escape a big mechanic bill, or buying all the special tools right now, I do have some..

 

[Bt Doctur]

1 grease the immediately, leaving water in them does them no good
2 a very deep 9/16ths thin wall socket or a donor welded to a 9/16ths socket, or unscrew the plastic guide tube and use a regular socket
3 contact cement or weatherstrip adhesive
4 before ,during or after dosent matter
5 some have used PVC to install them, whatever you do use make sure its on the aluminum tolerance ring and not the bearing race.

 

[dozerII]

One special tool you will need is an Alignment bar.

 

[Rick Stephens]

+1 on dozerII alignment bar comment. And since you need an alignment bar might as well get one that will install the gimbal.

 

[jackd1023]

2. My cheap butt welded a nut on a deep well Crapsman oops craftsman socket

 

[Watermann]

While your ordering get the quicksilver coupler grease and gimbal bearing grease, even if your gimbal bearing is grease free use it on the U joints and hinge points.