Yeah he seemed pretty misinformed. I am planning on doing mine in a few weeks and will probably use OEM or Sierra. I am not sure if I will do the sift cable or not. I took the outdrive off and the gimball bearing sounds great. I asked a local marina what they charge and the quoted 1800-1900 for parts and labor. I just about chocked. Holly smokes that is crazy. Maybe I had sucker on my forehead.