Re: changing bellows on Mercruiser 165
sorry i can't tell ya what part number ya need. it does seem confusing when looking at bam. myself, i went to my local dealer and told them what i wanted, a new mercruiser shift cable. they just gave me one off the shelf. didn't keep the part number around to help others. my fault.
The pictures look like they would still screw in from the front side of the bell housing and not the rear like I want.
from the ft. of the bell housing would be what you want. but, best i understand, there is a new number that supersedes that old style cable. which best i get is nla (the old style cable), hence the reason folks like us with old drives have tap the back side of the bell housing with that straight tap. to accommodate the new style cable which does in fact screw in from the aft side of the bell housing. least that's what i had to do with mine. maybe the pics aren't correct, or perhaps i'm miss informed.... my new cable did thread in from the aft side though..
edit, i think ya want item #17 or 18 (pn 865436A02), which are the same part number.
http://www.mercruiserparts.com/Show...74&bnbr=0&bdesc=TRANSOM+PLATE+AND+SHIFT+CABLE
edit again. just looked again at the link. there's three #17's... bummer, i don't know which one ya need... one looks like a cable only, the two others the shift cable and assy. (slide, etc..) ?????
best i can do for ya... got a local dealer ya work with?