Mercruiser Transom Bellows Service Kit Gimbal Alpha 1 + U-JOINTS AND ADHESIVE

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THIS IS A VERY UNUSUAL WAY TO START OFF THE DESCRIPTION OF THIS KIT - BUT --- HERE GOES:
PLEASE DO NOT BUY THIS KIT UNLESS YOU ARE CERTAIN ABOUT WHAT DRIVE IT IS THAT YOU HAVE
!!
THE ALPHA ONE DRIVE AND THE ALPHA ONE, GEN 2 DRIVE
ARE
VERY DIFFERENT OUTDRIVES
.
THIS KIT
DOES NOT FIT
THE ALPHA ONE, GEN 2 OUTDRIVE
THIS KIT
DOES NOT FIT
THE ALPHA ONE, GEN 2 OUTDRIVE
THIS KIT
DOES NOT FIT
THE ALPHA ONE, GEN 2 OUTDRIVE
I HAVE TO BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT THIS TO SAVE BOTH YOU AND I LOTS OF POTENTIAL TROUBLES.
IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT OUTDRIVE IT IS THAT YOU HAVE, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU FIND OUT. YOU WILL NEED TO KNOW YOUR
OUTDRIVE
SERIAL NUMBER AND THEN CHECK IT WITH THE CHART BELOW.
MERCURY PARTS GETTING FACTS, TO MAKE LIFE SIMPLER
:
1) MERCURY DOES NOT RECOGNIZE WHAT BOAT IT IS THAT YOU HAVE.
2) MERCURY DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE YEAR OF YOUR OUTDRIVE OR ENGINE - FOR PARTS GETTING PURPOSES.
3) MERCURY BASES ALL PARTS GETTING ON SERIAL NUMBERS ONLY
4) MERCURY UNFORTUNATELY NEVER PRODUCED A DECAL OR STICKER THAT SHOWS "COMMA GEN 2" (ALPHA ONE, GEN 2).  ******MERCURY'S ALPHA ONE OUTDRIVE AND THEIR ALPHA ONE GEN 2 OUTDRIVES BOTH HAD ONLY AN "ALPHA ONE" DECAL SHOWN ON THEIR OUTDRIVES****.  HERE IS WHAT MERCURY DIDN'T DO WHEN THEY STARTED PRODUCING THE ALPHA ONE, GEN 2 OUTDRIVE, SOMETIME IN 1991: THEY DID NOT PRODUCED A "COMMA GEN 2" ADDITIONAL DECAL TO ADD TO "ALPHA ONE" THAT IS SHOWN ON THEIR OUTDRIVES - THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL TO STOP THE CONFUSION ABOUT WHAT OUTDRIVE IT IS.
THREE SERIAL NUMBERS TO BE CONCERNED WITH
:
1)
OUTDRIVE SERIAL NUMBER
(SOME CALL IT DRIVE SERIAL NUMBER) NEEDED TO GET OUTDRIVE PARTS (THE OUTDRIVE CONSISTS OF THE UPPER GEARCASE AND THE LOWER UNIT).
2)
ENGINE SERIAL NUMBER
(IF YOU NEED ENGINE PARTS)
3)
TRANSOM SERIAL NUMBER
(LESS IMPORTANT - BUT RECORD THIS NUMBER).
WHEN YOU FIND THESE THREE SERIAL NUMBERS, PUT THEM IN PLASTIC AND KEEP THEM IN YOUR WALLET, BECAUSE LIFE WITH A MERCURY PRODUCT WILL BE MUCH EASIER.
WHERE ARE THESE SERIAL NUMBERS LOCATED ON YOUR UNIT??  GOOGLE:  "MERCRUISER SERIAL NUMBER LOCATE"
AFTER YOU FIND YOUR OUTDRIVE SERIAL NUMBER - THEN YOU CAN LOOK AT THE TWO CHARTS BELOW TO SEE IF YOU HAVE EITHER:
1) AN ALPHA ONE OUTDRIVE
OR
2) AN ALPHA ONE, GEN 2 OUTDRIVE
REMEMBER, THIS KIT
WILL NOT FIT THE ALPHA ONE, GEN 2 OUTDRIVE
.
THIS IS A KIT FOR THE ALPHA ONE OUTDRIVE
.
R/MR/ALPHA ONE (Sterndrive) 1983-1990
Click on Serial number
ALPHA ONE (GEN.II) 1991-1995
Click on Serial number
ALPHA ONE (GEN.II) 1996-1997
Click on Serial number
0F680000 THRU 0K999999
ALPHA ONE (GEN.II) 1998 AND UP
Click on Serial number
0L100040 & Up
THIS IS A TRANSOM OUTDRIVE BELLOWS KIT FOR MERCRUISER OUTDRIVES - ALPHA ONE (1985-1991) and #1 DRIVES (1973-1984). IF YOUR ARE NOT SURE OF WHICH DRIVE YOU HAVE - E-MAIL ME AND I'LL RESPOND PROMPTLY:  jhall  019 at sign VERIZON .  NET
EARLIER DRIVE THAN 1973? E-MAIL ME AND WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT TOGETHER
.  THIS IS AN ALPHA ONE KIT - THIS IS not AN ALPHA ONE, GEN 2 KIT!!
THIS KIT INCLUDES:
BELLOWS ADHESIVE
TWO AFTERMARKET U-JOINTS THAT WILL SHOW "MADE IN CHINA" ON THEM.
A
SIERRA
OUTDRIVE GASKET SET (REPLACES MERCURY PART NUMBER 27-64818A3 AND 27-94996Q2).
SIERRA U-JOINT BELLOWS WITH STAINLESS STEEL CLAMPS ( (REPLACES MERC 60932A4 "RIDGED", THE CLAMP SCREWS ARE SST TOO!)
SIERRA EXHAUST BELLOWS (REPLACES MERCRUISER 18654A1)
SHIFT CABLE BELLOWS (REPLACES MERCRUISER 74639 and INCLUDES CLAMPS)
TWO QUALITY  CONTINENTAL WATER HOSES, FORMERLY  GOODYEAR (NOT HEATER HOSE THAT WILL BEND TOO EASILY) - 32-32461 AND 32-41725-33.  2 HOSES BECAUSE MERCURY USED 3/4 INCH AND 5/8 INCH.  THIS WAY YOU WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHICH SIZE YOU HAVE. TRS or TR Drive? -- call or write before ordering.
INCLUDES A
GREASEABLE
SIERRA
or
GLM
GIMBAL BEARING (REPLACES MERCURY # 30-60794A4).
******IMPORTANT GIMBAL BEARING INFORMATION****
***MERCURY HAS TRANSITIONED TO A SEALED GIMBAL BEARING FOR ALL OF IT'S DRIVES*** HOWEVER, SOME FOLKS STILL LIKE THE IDEA OF BEING ABLE TO GREASE THE GIMBAL BEARING - OTHERS WOULD RATHER HAVE A PERMALUBE NON-GREASEABLE GB.  ******THE GIMBAL BEARING IN THIS KIT
WILL BE A GREASEABLE BEARING
----- IT YOU WANT A PERMALUBE GIMBAL BEARING - YOU WILL HAVE TO ADD
.00
TO THE PRICE OF THIS KIT.
ALSO, YOU GET
2 STANDARD U-JOINTS!
IF
YOU NEED HD U-JOINTS (RUNNING MORE THAN 260hp) THEN YOU WILL NEED TO CONTACT ME WITH  YOUR OUTDRIVE SERIAL NUMBER FOR PRICING  (HD U-JOINTS ARE SLIGHTLY LONGER, BUT ARE OF THE SAME CAP SIZE.  HD U-JOINTS,
IF YOU NEED THEM
, WILL ADD ABOUT TO THE PRICE OF THIS KIT).  IF YOU NEED A GIMBAL BEARING GREASE SEAL - ADD .00 AS IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS KIT (IT'S ONLY FUNCTION IS TO KEEP GIMBAL BEARING GREASE FROM SLINGLING INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT).
THE U-JOINTS WILL SHOW "MADE IN CHINA" ON THEM.
*******************YOU WILL NEED A HINGE PIN TOOL TO START THIS JOB  - .99  IF YOU NEED IT**********************
ALL PARTS IN THIS KIT ARE, OF COURSE, BRAND NEW IN THE BOX!  WE HAVE MANY OTHER MARINE PARTS BOTH OE AND AFTERMARKET. IF YOU WOULD LIKE A FREE CD WITH THE ALPHA ONE SHOP MANUALS - JUST ASK.  VERY QUICK PRIORITY MAIL SHIPPING!!