bellows

[joerinker181]

lads help on my last post i was going to change all the bellows and fix a leek water was getting into my gear oil took my outdrive off got all new gaskets.my outdrive is a gen 2 and when i got to remove the gear cable the nut was rounded off to my horrer and cant get anythihg near it anybody any ideas i need to get the nut off to change the split gear bellows

 

[Tufan]

Re: bellows

Replacing belows... major challenge. I had a similar experience about a year ago - just could not fix it. I dont know the answer of your question however I went through 3 mechanic to get this done - just didnt happen. <br /><br />Here at the forum somebody recomended to replace the Transom Plate (which comes with all the belows and power trims assembled) and that ended my problem. Transom plate -brand new- is approximately $1000. It is well worth it, almost similar amount in labor you are going to spend to fix the old unit, not to mention the irritation and hassle...<br /><br />Consider.

 

[hoot]

Re: bellows

i started to remove my brass nut and it started rounding off, so i stopped. you might try heat on the housing and/or an electronics freeze spray on the brass to break it free and try to turn it with vice grips. or a dremel tool with a cutting head. might have to retap the hole. call a repair shop and see if they will tell you what they do. i would like to know myself.

 

[qystan]

Re: bellows

I had the same problem when changing my cable. Heat, freeze, liquid wrench, E-Z outs were tried. <br /><br />In the end, had to drill the whole thing. I used an undersized drill, a round file and tap to remove the remaining bits in the threads. Tap is a 1/4 NPT. Be careful not to over tap it or the new cable will not seal, its a tapered thread tap.<br /><br />Remember to observe the part on removing the spiral wrap inside the transom before pulling the cable out.