terrapin24h
Contributing Member
"guys-
you might remember
"guys-
you might remember my lube thread from a couple weeks ago where it got suggested that i check my bellows. Well, I did and it looks like i need a new shift cable bellows, so i'm gonna pull them all shortly. I got under the boat and prodded the shift cable bellows a bit cause i had read it's junk(is it junk, or is it just designed to fail before the ujoint bellows??) and it was either torn or tore as i touched it. As i continued, it broke more. I've been reading the seloc book i have and they say to remove the outdrive the lever must be in reverse(it's reverse for left hand rotat engines and according to it all 4.3l are lefthand) but here i've read forward. Can someone confirm which way is the right way? Also, some sources for bellows kits would be apprecaited, i'll be checking this site shortly. I'd prefer a rebuild kit of some sort that includes everything i need (gaskets, etc) i'll poke around and look but would appreciate any shortcuts yall can provde. Thanks!
--chris
edit:
boat is a 1998 starcraft 1810GT with a 4.3l A1 Gen2"
you might remember
"guys-
you might remember my lube thread from a couple weeks ago where it got suggested that i check my bellows. Well, I did and it looks like i need a new shift cable bellows, so i'm gonna pull them all shortly. I got under the boat and prodded the shift cable bellows a bit cause i had read it's junk(is it junk, or is it just designed to fail before the ujoint bellows??) and it was either torn or tore as i touched it. As i continued, it broke more. I've been reading the seloc book i have and they say to remove the outdrive the lever must be in reverse(it's reverse for left hand rotat engines and according to it all 4.3l are lefthand) but here i've read forward. Can someone confirm which way is the right way? Also, some sources for bellows kits would be apprecaited, i'll be checking this site shortly. I'd prefer a rebuild kit of some sort that includes everything i need (gaskets, etc) i'll poke around and look but would appreciate any shortcuts yall can provde. Thanks!
--chris
edit:
boat is a 1998 starcraft 1810GT with a 4.3l A1 Gen2"