Replacing the Exhaust bellows on a Sport Jet 120

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Before replacing the Exhaust Bellows on a Sea Ray Sea Rayder Sport Jet 120 is there anything I need to know. Has anyone had experiance? Can you remove the exhaust manifold? Do you have to lift the engine to replace the bellows? Thank you

 

[kend301]

Re: Replacing the Exhaust bellows on a Sport Jet 120

kinda simple to do , undo the top clamp , remove the manifold bolts and manifold , remove bottom clamp install new bellow , new manifold gasket and go spend the day at the lake

 

[Vshort]

Re: Replacing the Exhaust bellows on a Sport Jet 120

Thank you, I assumed you had to remove the Manifold or lift the engine. You think they would have devised a simpler solution. I wonder if you can replace the bellows with some kind of sleve?

 

[kend301]

Re: Replacing the Exhaust bellows on a Sport Jet 120

Not a big deal to pull the manifold , besides it is a good idea to replace the manifold gasket every now and then ( 3 yrs or so ) as they are prone to leaking . You need a flexible bellow to allow for movement , A solid sleeve would crack .