Hi all, hope that there is someone who can answer this question about my mercruiser gen 2 bellhousing. I recently purchased a larson that had a crack in the very top of the gimball bellhousing.Something must have rolled off the platform and hit the bell housing. I am currently replacing the bellhousing so I bought one online and had it shipped. It was a new one off ebay. Now for the question. The bell housings are different. Same bolt pattern, same hing pin layout but the shift lever seals are different. The bushings are different. The cracked one has a larger type bushing and seal towards the top where it goes through to the shift cable. The new bell housing just purchased has a smaller seal and bushing. The castings are almost identical but at closer look, the new one does have a smaller seal where the shift lever goes through the housing up near the shift cable. So, is this something I should be worried about? Why the change? Why the smaller bushing and seal? Is one better than the other? The only numbers I could find off the new one are 816459C and the old cracked one(original to the 1998 boat) are 808031-C. Any ideas? Any help would be great.
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