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rayrider5a

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"Hi guys,
Ok taking my ster

"Hi guys,
Ok taking my sterndrive off for the third time, im redoing it all this time im tired of taking it apart to fix things. One word of advice if you replace the bellows do the shift cable then cause it will haunt you. Im replacing the Shift cable, gimble bearing, lower water pump agian ran it dry while winterizing so im just gonna replace it again. New prop darn sand bar got me last day out. I also need to replace the trim sender and limit switch i found the problem with them when i touched the wireing and it disenegrated. Now the real reason for post. I need to replace the trim hydraulic lines one is leaking somewhere and i just bought them all. I am tearing down to the transom plate and gimble ring. To replace these hoses what else needs to come out , i really dont want to pull engine but i can. I have a complete shop for buiding cars and engines. Also and tricks for the shifting cable and stuff its been a nightmare with shifting it likes sticking in reverse and i barely touch the linkage after putting in forward and boom i go into forward but im out of adjustment so i figure just replace the lower cable from plate to sterndrive. I have bought the hinge pin tool and shifter table tool."
 
Is there an easy wat to change

Is there an easy wat to change the oil/hydraulic hoses for the trim system. There are two bad ones inside the boat. The one coming from the pump to the transom and the one coming from the lock switch to the transom.
 
"not other than getting down t

"not other than getting down there, removing and replacing them. I know... it sux. Might help to have "line wrenches" vs regular combination wrenches."
 
"ray it sounds like your in fo

"ray it sounds like your in for the long run,just look at it this way, you are already in there so just do it right. i dont know of any tricks to getting the job done but i will be the first to
say there is nothing like a shop manual to help thru these tough questions, you cant expect to remember everything especially whenyou dont do it on a daily basis. as albert einstein said thats why they invented paper and pencils. good luck :rodney"
 
"Thank you guys, yeah good thi

"Thank you guys, yeah good thing i like working on this stuff. Rodney a digital camera works good for taking pics of some complex assembilies."
 
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