u-joint bellows replacement Help please!

[flyer4ever]

As sugested by Don, I'm going to attempt a bellows replacement because of the difficulty I had in reinstalling my 86 omc cobra drive after doing my first winter maintaince. I have a Seloc manual and it does not explain this procedure very well at all. Question 1, is this a real difficult job?, 2, does the pivot housing have to come off? 3 what holds the bellows on the drive end? , I don't see any clamp. All the manual says is to remove it. Any help is greatly apreciated. I'm new at this and real nervous about the hole thing. Thanks Ernie.

 

[havasuboatman]

Re: u-joint bellows replacement Help please!

1, Not a difficult job.
2, No the pivot housing doesn't have to come off.
3, On the drive end of the U-Joint bellows there is nothing mechanical holding it on.
Be sure to use bellows adhesive on the sealing surfaces of the bellows. Very important of the drive side.
Put a new hose clamp on the transom side, making sure that the adjuster is at the 4 o:clock position, AND that you get all of the ground wires re attached.