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Thank you guys for the help and advice. I received the quicksilver U-joint bellows yesterday, and it went in perfect. Amazing what a difference it was to install, and the retaining ring pushed on using the installing tool and my hand no problem. Definitely worth doing it right here, and a...
Yep, definitely want the ring in there. The new Mercruiser bellows I just ordered has it included so I should be all set in a day or two.
Here’s a photo of the goofy Amazon special, with the original retaining ring that I straightened out and set in there for reference. Can’t believe...
Thank you for your input, and I agree, better safe than sorry. It’s a shame because everything else went together so smoothly, and I tried to get creative by trimming and tapering the edge, messed around with the glue for a bit, but ended up ordering the Mercruiser U-Joint bellows by itself...
Hey All, I have searched and not found this exact issue.
I have an Alpha 1 Gen 2 outdrive that needed a bellows replacement. Order the amazon special (which may be part of the problem) and got everything installed this week except the Retaining Ring for the U-Joint Bellows. It appears that...
