Pre-Alpha rebuild: Bellows kit, impeller kit. Anything else?

[HRK]

Getting ready to rebuild my pre-alpha outdrive for the first time. Other than a bellows kit which comes with the hoses and gimbal bearing, and an impeller kit, is there anything else I should do to the outdrive while it's off the boat?

Second question is, other than the alignment tool, what specialty tools do I need to do this job?

 

[Bt Doctur]

you need the correct below, depending on the year it could be the "with ridge" one. The very early ones were "without ridge"

 

[wellcraft-classic210]

You might want to run a pressure test on the out drive -- Its a great way to ensure all is well before final assembly.

 

[devildogae]

Depends on what needs done, how far are you taking it? I replaced all the bearings and bushing on mine during my rebuild. I replaced the steering pin and lower pin also. But I had the entire hardware off the transom. Also might be a good time to replace the lower shift cable.

 

[Grub54891]

If it has trim limit, and trim indicators, now is the time to replace them also.