Has my exhaust bellow come off?

[oGaryo]

Hi, I raised the legs to beach mode to give them a scrub before leaving for home today then lowered them and ran the engines to show my eldest sister how the exhaust works (she's always had an interest in engineering). I think my port exhaust bellow has come off, what do you reckon looking at this video?

thanks

 

[stelican]

Hi, I raised the legs to beach mode to give them a scrub before leaving for home today then lowered them and ran the engines to show my eldest sister how the exhaust works (she's always had an interest in engineering). I think my port exhaust bellow has come off, what do you reckon looking at this video?

thanks

Oh dear looks like the sterndrive has fallen off!

 

[oGaryo]

Oh dear looks like the sterndrive has fallen off!

thank goodness for that, the boat will sink for sure at some point this year if it'd stayed on

 

[talltim]

Hi Gary

It certainly looks like it has popped off

 

[CharlieAlpha]

Feel sorry for you mate, guess you had an expensive weekend looking after your sisters and now you have a boat lift to fix the exhaust.

 

[oGaryo]

Feel sorry for you mate, guess you had an expensive weekend looking after your sisters and now you have a boat lift to fix the exhaust.

it's due a mid season lift and hold to scrub her bum mate so will get it sorted then, only a 5 minute job to reattach / replace with no need to drop the drive to do so.

 

[rafiki_]

Gary, mine were glued as well as clipped. You would know this from Alfa 1 Gen 2. is it different with the VP DP?

 

[oGaryo]

It is Paul. there's a recess on the VP drives that the bellow slots in to with the clamp then clamped over the recess. No need to use glue and if I recall coreectly, the installation manual says not to but will check

 

[[2068]]

Definitely no glue.
But it's worth finding out in advance if the jubilee clip thingies are still around somewhere, else you'll need new ones.
(and the the bellows itself is still there? )

 

[oGaryo]

Definitely no glue.
But it's worth finding out in advance if the jubilee clip thingies are still around somewhere, else you'll need new ones.
(and the the bellows itself is still there? )

good call David, the bellows are due their change at the end of this season so will but a set and change it a few months earlier than expected if needed i.e. when I lift her out the water next time we're out and about

 

[Robg71]

I was going to be sarcastic and say what are exhaust bellows...
mine bellows enough, and has cost enough this month...

hope you get it sorted without too much of a pain...

 

[STEVEDUNSTABLE]

Hi G... do you want me to bring a pair (1 small n 1 big) jubilees down at the weekend ?

 

[oGaryo]

Hi G... do you want me to bring a pair (1 small n 1 big) jubilees down at the weekend ?

Yes please Steve, cannot imagine that both clips have come off so hopefully the rubber bit is still hanging on.