Help! Water leaking through new lower shift cable

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gulfraider06

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Can anyone suggest what might be wrong? There is a leak somewhere and apparently the water is traveling through the shift cable and is dripping down from the threaded end. I replaced the lower shift cable and seals and bellows. I ran out of time and had a mechanic finish up and install the drive. Is it possible I or they installed something wrong? It is a mercruiser alpha 1 1986 with a mercruiser 190 3.7 liter. The boat actually has twins the other one I replaced works fine. Thanks.
 
Bt Doctur

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Re: Help! Water leaking through new lower shift cable

the water O ring is missing or dislodged, the mounting gasket is damaged.
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MyFormula

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Re: Help! Water leaking through new lower shift cable

Bt Doctur said:
the water O ring is missing or dislodged, the mounting gasket is damaged.
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Crap, same issue with me and this will be my third time pulling the drive off and I leave in 5 days for vacation. The pressure is truly on. Thanks for posting the photo, that is a huge help!!.:grumpy:
 
mwe-maxxowner

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Re: Help! Water leaking through new lower shift cable

I have a leak that is running down the bottom of my inner transom plate. A very slow one. Could that be the same issue?
 
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Re: Help! Water leaking through new lower shift cable

mwe-maxxowner said:
I have a leak that is running down the bottom of my inner transom plate. A very slow one. Could that be the same issue?
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I would have to say Bellows on that leak. The cable leak is water being pushed thru the cable sleeve from the drive to the connection on the engine. It's a slow drip but the drip increases with RPM.
 
alldodge

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Re: Help! Water leaking through new lower shift cable

mwe-maxxowner said:
I have a leak that is running down the bottom of my inner transom plate. A very slow one. Could that be the same issue?
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The leak could also come from the gimble pin on top.
 
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