Shifter Bellows Replacement Mercruiser Alpha One Gen 2 Without Removing the Outdrive
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- Опубликовано: 26 май 2023
- My boat was taking on water and the bilge pump was running all of the time. I found out that my shifter bellows was damaged and leaking. This causes enough water to enter to sink your boat.
The marinas charge a lot to fix this because they have to remove the outdrive. I was able to do it myself without removing the outdrive and saved a TON of money. 
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I didn't find it too hard to do. This video was the best i seen on it. Saved me some time! Thank you!
Hardest part was getting the small end of the boot over the end of the shift cable.
Awesome!! I’m so glad this helped. And thank you!
@@markelks2925 That wasn’t too bad for me after putting it in hot water…
@@jster1963 oh yea. I used a blow dryer lol
Thanks from the netherlands it helped me a lot.
Do you know if the top bellow can be changed without removing the out drive
I’m sorry I don’t know…..
it can't you have to remove the drive and bellhousing. The top bellows has a ring to remove it that's only accessible after you remove the out drive and bellhousing.
@@davidnunez3523 Great to know. Thank you…..
I would not call that an easy fix. Great vid
Thx! But every job is easy when you have mad crazy skilz like me 😬. Thank you again…..
Hell of a lot easier than pulling the drive etc. replacing seals gaskets.
@@kolbyrushing9854 Much easier!
Do you need to add adhesive to the bellow or just clamps? Thank you
Many RUclipsrs say to use adhesive. But when I tried to buy some at my marina, they said they never use it. They said they have been doing it without adhesive for years without an issue. I really tightened it and mine is leak free and I didn’t use adhesive. Good luck and thank you…..
bellows, get it all around that raised ring on the inside end of the rubber bellows, and make sure that ring drops fully into place when installed, in the matching groove. you'll know if its not in somewhere around, as it will bulge out where it's not properly seated.
@@jster1963 i have never not used it. additional sealing is always good.
bellows tend to last around 10-15 years, depending on weather conditions where you are at. premature leaks at the ends, you end up replacing gimbal bearing and u-joints due to rust damage.
BTW, not a bad idea to check the clamps yearly. i use a 1/4" rachet with a 12" extension and a 5/16th wobbly socket. just reach up in there and gently try to tighten the clamp. if it turns some, cool, if not, it was still tight.
@@nonenone-ll7ln Excellent advice. Thank you.....
I don’t use bellow adhesive. The hose clamps are plenty to hold them, but the adhesive never hurts.
probably if you take the outdrive off you can replace all the wearable boots and not worry about it any time soon.
True, but it's boating season. I need to get it in the water now and worry about preventative maintenance later. And thank you.....
i turn wrenches on these for a living.
ALWAYS pull the drive off and replace the intermediate shift cable assembly as a whole. the cable, it's ends and the bellows. to get the bellows off you have to disconnect the cable, which means moving that USED cable around and shifting it's position. and not a chance in hell of going back EXACTLY how it was, it WILL fail in the next year and you'll need the bellows replaced to change it.
In my area I couldn't find anyone that would work on an inboard motorboat. I finally found someone about an hour away, but they wouldn't even schedule me for a month. And then they would only schedule me. It could be several months before they got to me and finished it. In Michigan there are only a few months that is boating season, and I didn't want to lose an entire season. I'm sure you are right, but I needed a fix, even it's not a perfect fix. And thank you very much.....
@@jster1963 inboard generally refers to a ski boat.
sterndrive or I/O has an Inboard motor powering an Outboard drive.
but, i get that. i spent half my nearly 20 year long career in reno nevada, snow country. and i worked at shops were you were lucky to only wait a month for your appointment.
and i worked during 2020 and parts took 6 months to get.
had one poor guy, brand new 23' chaparall with volvo's V8 300 in it, 9.1 hours when the fuel pump module started dumping fuel into the intake and flooded the motor. that's a DI motor, only place fuel should be is in the cylinders. should not be a gallon of it sitting in the intake. and pouring out the throttle body into the bilge.
it was all warranty, but volvo is in sweden, they had their own lock downs. and the pump uses parts from india, which REALLY locked down for covid.
had my parts manager trying everything, and calling volvo every week, cause that was BS. and the customer was calling everyone every week. us, the vegas dealer they bought it at, volvo.
reno nevada, you got about 8 months of boating. they were off the water for 6 months. only got about another month before winterizing. and no surprise, they did not bring it to me for that after waiting 6 months.
personally, i love wrenching on an alpha 1 and it's motor. i also love the smaller outboards, the 60 and less crowd.
i'd love to help you out at my shop, but i'm in texas now. and that would be a LONG drive for you.
one tihng really sucks about wrenching on boats in texas, there is barely an off season. i am a freaking ARTIST at shrink wrapping. and i did not get to do even one this last winter.
@@nonenone-ll7ln This was the first year I lost my indoor storage. I could have used you to shrink wrap my boat! I just used tarps. Next year I should have indoor stoorage again. And that's so sad for that boat owner! I feel for both of you. Thank you for sharing.....
@@jster1963 a boat with an alpha 1 on it, my shrink wrapping prices are about $400. depending on lengths and things like ski towers.
takes me about 3 hours to cover it in way that can survive 4' of snow overnight for at least 4 years (in event of long term storage). and about $80 in materials/parts. and it's the tape that fails. the tiny holes i did burn in it along the way are now opened. and the folds that must be made probably won't survive highway speeds on a long trip.
your indoor storage probably charges more. you won't get me wrapping it in the very cold north, or winterizing it. but if i lived there, i could seriously pocket $30k in just wrapping boats for 4 months out of the year just working for myself as a wrapper.
only would need some building large enough to get in out of the wind and rain with a boat.
@@nonenone-ll7ln That's some serious money! I had no idea.....
it takes 10 min to remove the drive
I bet you're right for someone with the right tools and more importantly someone with the know how. I didn't have either. And thank you.....
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Thank you....
Been there done that... not fun.
So true! And thank you.....
Seems like you should have spent the grand
Believe me I tried to have a marina fix it, but most don’t work on inboards in my area. I finally found a place that would do it, but it was the start of boating season and they wouldn’t even let me try to get on the schedule for weeks. And then I wasn’t guaranteed to be done for the season. But I’m glad it worked out. And thank you…..