Re: Check this out
Your very first pic makes it look like the front (towards the bow) portion of the bellow is torn to shreds at the very top, with three pieces of metal-looking teeth sticking up...??? Or is that misleading? It's almost like I'm looking through the bellows.
Second, it looks like there is a piece of metal in front of the gimbal bearing, about 1 o'clock from the top of the bearing itself. I wonder if the housing is cracked, that's a piece of the bearing itself, or an optical illusion?
No matter what, you'll need new bellows, a new gimbal bearing, and a full inspection of the ujoints on the shaft assembly. And full cleanup of the shaft.
And no, I would say the "rust spot" is not where the water intrusion is, because that point is behind your gimbal bearing, and right up to the engine coupler itself.
Let us know what's going on with the pic's first and if that really is metal debris by the gimbal bearing.
