bellows leaking on mercruiser

[dirtball08]

Hi everybody, just bought a decent boat for cheap. Like always, some repiars required. Put boat in the water, bilge pump running constantly. Pulled boat out and checked bellows, 2 of 3 have holes in them. Being licensed heavy duty mechanic, thought I'd try replacing the bellows myself. Heard they can be a pain. It has 3.0 l 130 hp mercruiser alpha one, transom ser. 0B809667 and drive assembly #0B801486. Any help or info for a manual would be great.

 

[ziggy]

Re: bellows leaking on mercruiser

this is where ya need to look......

http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=251571

#6 is for alpha1
#14 is for gen. 2

 

[Limited-Time]

Re: bellows leaking on mercruiser

Not a huge project for a experienced mechanic...................but not without its PITA factor either..................the links ziggy posted will help..........................Welcome aboard..............................and good luck...........let us know how it goes.

 

[bigbob_FTW]

Re: bellows leaking on mercruiser

get a friend and a box of bandaids.

 

[dirtball08]

Re: bellows leaking on mercruiser

Hey Ziggy, thanks for site for the manual. Everything was in there that a person would need to do repairs. Took the boat out for the long weekend, 3 days of wakeboarding, tubing and sking. No leaks but the bilge pump must have died. Pulled the plug for a few seconds to test, just hummed. I'll have to check into that. Thanks again for the help. You guys rock.