Bravo water hose

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Post a pic of the gouged Gimbal lip.

In salt water, it may be a good idea to replace these rubber parts and the shift cable every 4-5 years whether you think you need to or not just due to how hard they get after the years of use/corrosion.

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[Strip Poker 388]

If your replacing the water inlet hose becarfull it doesn't turn when tighten the insert/wedge, that will make a kink in the hose and make it have a water flow prob,

Rob

[Strip Poker 388]

Originally Posted by kwooley

I have removed the drive and bell housing. I cut the water hose just because I wanted to replace all the rubber on the outside of the boat, should have just removed it from the bell housing and not replaced. I did not know that I was going to have to get behind the engine to remove the connector to get the old hose out and put the new one in. I just hope I am able to get to it without pulling the engine.

Am I correct when I say I need to pull that connector off to get the hose out of the transom? the hose will not pull out, could it be that it is just stuck really good?

thanks for the insight. Next time I am going to take it to the pros and let them do it, only cost about $400.

take a little screw driver,stick it between the rubber, it will break loose.

do ya have the tool to install the inserts,plastic?
I heard some take a big flat head and grind the corners to match the insert.

[Thunderstruck]

Originally Posted by kwooley

Thanks for the information. I decided yesterday that the damage to the bellow lip at the gimbal was to bad to chance, So I will be pulling the engine and replacing the transom assembly. I have only had the boat for 3 months so it working my wallet pretty good. I just hate having to say "gotta pull the engine".

Your doing the right thing. Fix it right and be done with it.

(For a few years anyway.)