Volvo Penta — Assembling the sterndrive on the transom shield
Installation
From a Volvo Penta service manual — check it applies to your exact model before use.
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Before you start
- Never use an ordinary hammer on the pivot pins.
- Do not overload the suspension tool.
Procedure
- Install the universal joint bellows on the neck of the upper gear housing; note UP marking.
- Remove locking bolts and washers; pull out pivot pins, grease them and push back flush.
- Attach pivot sliding shelves 885595 on each side of the transom using the pivot pins.
- Install bushings in the suspension yoke; lift the sterndrive onto the sliding shelves.
- Push the sterndrive forward and turn the universal joint to engage the drive shaft splines.
- Grease pivot pins and tap into the suspension yoke with a plastic-faced mallet.
- Install the universal joint bellows on the flywheel housing neck; tighten clamp screw at 6 o'clock.
- Grease and install the locking screws with washers.
- Install the exhaust bellows and the seawater inlet hose.
- Fit trim and steering cylinders with greased clevis pins and cotter pins.
- Fit the shift cable casing and adjust the shift cable; fit the ground strap and cover.
Tools required
- 884573 flexible screwdriver Amazon
- 885595 sliding shelves Amazon
- 885597 handles Amazon
- 885800 suspension tool Amazon
Tool links are Amazon searches (affiliate links); manufacturer special tools may only be available from a dealer.
Specs & values
- Sterndrive locking screws: 24 Nm (17 lbf.ft)
Source: Volvo Penta service manual. Steps and values are as documented; always cross-check against the official manual and any later revisions for your exact serial number before servicing.