8M0181912 Bravo Bell Housing | Genuine Used Part

🔧 Product Description

Genuine MerCruiser Bravo Bell Housing Kit - Part Number: 8M0181912

A genuine used MerCruiser bell-housing kit for Bravo-family sterndrive transom assemblies using trim senders.

The bell housing pivots inside the gimbal ring and carries the drive hinge-pin, U-joint bellows, exhaust, shift-cable and water-hose interfaces. The current kit replaces 41646A9.

⚙️ Key Features

• Genuine Mercury MerCruiser OEM Bravo bell housing
• Correct current part number 8M0181912
• Supersedes bell-housing assembly 41646A9
• Includes two washers, six studs, one insert and one O-ring when supplied as a complete kit
• Used on Bravo One, Two, Three and selected performance drives

🚤 Compatibility

Commonly used on

• MerCruiser Bravo-family gimbal and transom assemblies
• Standard and performance Bravo drives using trim-sender hinge hardware

Typically suits

• Engine models:
• MerCruiser Bravo One, Bravo Two and Bravo Three - serial 0F730000 to 0M100000
• MerCruiser Bravo One, Bravo Two and Bravo Three - serial 0M100001 to 0W249999
• MerCruiser Blackhawk - 1994-1995
• MerCruiser Bravo XR One - serial 0L914990 to 0W239999
• MerCruiser Bravo XR SportMaster - serial 0M052945 to 0M906877
• MerCruiser Bravo XZ One - serial 0L914990 to 0M999999
• MerCruiser integrated transom - through serial 0M052767
• Related later Bravo and Bravo X applications using 8M0181912
• HP Range: Not engine-specific; drive / transom controlled
• Engine Type: MerCruiser Bravo-family sterndrive transom system
• Year Range: Approximately 1994 onward

🔌 Function

The bell housing supports the sterndrive at the hinge pins and provides sealed paths for the U-joint, exhaust, shift cable and cooling-water connections between the drive and transom shield.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Hinge-pin bores are worn
• Bellows sealing surfaces are corroded or damaged
• Housing is cracked or distorted
• Shift-cable or water-hose passages are damaged
• Drive has excess movement or water enters through the bellows area

🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

OEM Supersession Chain

• 8M0181912 → Supersedes 41646A9
• 41646A9 earlier Bravo bell-housing assembly

OEM / Related Numbers

• 8M0181912
• 41646A9
• 41646A10 / 41646A11 related housing versions
• 678633147784
• MerCruiser Bravo bell housing with trim senders

Aftermarket / Verified Equivalents

• No aftermarket equivalent

📦 Condition

• Genuine used part
• Removed from running engine where applicable
• In good working condition unless otherwise stated