My neighbor picked up a 1969 Mark Twain 20' boat for free with the 220HP inline 6 GM engine and a Kiekhaefer outdrive. This outdrive is massive! It also says Mercury and Mercruiser on the drive and looks pretty similar to what I've seen.<br /><br />A couple of questions... are the U-joint bellows and shift cable bellows the same as current Alpha 1 bellows because they look similar. Also is the gimbal bearing the same?<br /><br />It definitely looks like the bellows need to be replaced and I was thinking the gimbal bearing should be due after 30 years. The engine only has 360 real hours on it, and most of those are idling hours. The previous owner had it since new. We are also putting electronic ignition in it.<br /><br />Also, how the heck do you remove the outdrive??? There are no bolts that are visible like the six bolt setup on Alpha drives.<br /><br />Thanks.
