Bell housing O-ring- glue or no glue?

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Cresco750

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Should the large rubber O-ring that is inserted into the bell housing for the outdrive to seal up against ( not the water passage O-ring) be installed with bellows adhesive or left dry? If it should be glued, is there an alternative to bellows adhesive that can be used?
 
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Re: Bell housing O-ring- glue or no glue?

Glue it, the newer manuals even recommend you glue it. If it gets pushed out of place, it's going to cost you a gimbal bearing, ujoints, and possibly more. Bellows adhesive is basically contact cement.
 
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Re: Bell housing O-ring- glue or no glue?

Don S said:
Bellows adhesive is basically contact cement.
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Thanks Don. That's good to know. Bellows cement is ridiculously expensive here - last tube I bought to do my bellows cost about $40!
 
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Re: Bell housing O-ring- glue or no glue?

Cresco750 said:
last tube I bought to do my bellows cost about $40!
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Dude: those tubes of Bellows Adhesive are around $10 all over the place...........in the right country.....:rolleyes:

Mark
 
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Re: Bell housing O-ring- glue or no glue?

Yip, its a shame that Mercruiser agents in this part of the world rip us off with stuff like this.
 
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