i did a trail run on replacing all bellows i did exactly like the manual said. the manual said to put the exhaust and the shift cable bellows on the gimbal housing first and glue them (yes i used bellows adhesive) next the ujoint bellow on the bell housing first and glue it i also put the water hose on both ends. the manual also said once you done this put the bell housing back on screw the hinge pins on and finally put the ujoint bellow on the gimbal housing then exhaust on bell housing and your all set, so i did this but i didn't glue the final stag because i did not want to commit and realized i did it wrong i just wanted to see if i could do it. i made a home made expander tool all went well i did it it was together but half glued, so i inspected to see if it was together right and i noticed everthing was very crammed there was no space the ujoint and the exhaust bellows where touching each other and the bottom of the exhaust bellow was touching the gimbal housing and the water hose was rubbing also. when you look at the manual it shows lots of space at least that's what it looked like to me. so did i buy the wrong bellows or is it suppose to be like that
P.S. the bell housing, gimbal housing, transom is from a 1983 I-R outdrive. the outdrive is a new alpha one that replaces the I-R so i'm deaing with just the bell, gimbal, and transom from 1983
P.S. the bell housing, gimbal housing, transom is from a 1983 I-R outdrive. the outdrive is a new alpha one that replaces the I-R so i'm deaing with just the bell, gimbal, and transom from 1983
