# 120616 Shim | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta shim in 0.35 mm thickness, used to set and correct running clearance and preload during assembly of D4 and D6 marine diesel engines and DPH sterndrive units. Shims are supplied in graded thicknesses, and this item is specifically the 0.35 mm variant, so the correct thickness must be selected to achieve the specified clearance. Fitting an incorrect thickness will leave the assembly outside its intended tolerance.

## 🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta DPH-D1
-   Volvo Penta D6-330A-F
-   Volvo Penta D6-370A-F
-   Volvo Penta D4-260A-F
-   Volvo Penta D4-300A-F
-   Volvo Penta D6-300A-F
-   Volvo Penta D4-225A-F
-   Volvo Penta D6-300A-G
-   Volvo Penta D6-340A-G
-   Volvo Penta D6-380A-G
-   Volvo Penta DPH-E
-   Volvo Penta D6-400A-G
-   Volvo Penta D6-400A-F
-   Volvo Penta D4-150A-G
-   Volvo Penta D4-230A-G
-   Volvo Penta D4-270A-G
-   Volvo Penta D4-300A-G

-   **Engine Family:** DPH, D
-   **HP Range:** 150-400 HP

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   OEM Volvo Penta part number 120616
-   Thickness: 0.35 mm
-   Fits D4 and D6 series marine diesel engines and DPH sterndrive units
-   Thickness-specific component - confirm the required shim size before ordering
-   TH=0.35mm (Volvo assembly listing)

## 🔌 Function

A shim is a precision spacer used to adjust axial clearance, endplay or preload between mating components during assembly. The 0.35 mm thickness allows a technician to build the assembly to the clearance specified for that application.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Measured clearance or endplay outside the specified tolerance on assembly
-   Abnormal noise, whine or knock from the shimmed assembly under load
-   Accelerated or uneven wear patterns on adjacent bearing or gear faces
-   Visible deformation, scoring or fretting of the shim on inspection
-   Repeated loosening or movement of the shimmed components in service

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Shims are supplied in graded thicknesses and exist to bring a setting into specification, so measure with a micrometer and select the thickness the setting procedure for your engine calls for rather than matching one by eye
-   Note which shim came from which position on removal and keep them identified — once an assembly has bedded in, shims are not interchangeable between positions
-   Check both faces are clean, flat and free of burrs, corrosion and old sealant before fitting; dirt trapped under a shim shifts the setting as surely as the wrong thickness does
-   Discard any shim that is dished, cracked, pitted or fretted rather than reusing it, and make sure no old shim has been left behind in the recess
-   Recheck the clearance or setting after the assembly is tightened down, because clamping load can change the measurement you took loose

## 🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

### OEM / Related Numbers

-   120615 - 0.10mm companion shim
-   190836 related selective shim
-   983161 related bearing-box shims
-   983162 related bearing-box shims
-   983163 related bearing-box shims
-   3862368 related upper shaft
-   21255887 related gear sets
-   21821908 related gear sets

## 📦 Condition

-   Genuine Volvo Penta part
-   Brand new
-   Supplied in original or equivalent packaging

## Details

- **Price:** 17.93 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Fasteners & Fixings
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 17.93 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 120616 Shim | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/120616-shim-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-09-19