# 1629499 V-Clamp | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

This is a genuine Volvo Penta V-clamp from the inlet and exhaust system group, used to join and seal ducting or turbocharger connections on TAD and TWD series industrial and genset diesel engines. The band-style clamp draws the mating flanges together to hold a gas-tight joint under pressure and vibration. Supplied as an individual clamp with a net weight of 0.28 kg.

## 🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta TAD1650VE-B/51VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1643VE-B
-   Volvo Penta TAD1180-83VE
-   Volvo Penta TWD1644-45GE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1360-62VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1363-65VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1371-75VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1660-62VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1662VE EU5
-   Volvo Penta TAD1670-72VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1170-72VE
-   Volvo Penta TWD1682-83GE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1150-52VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1351-53VE
-   Volvo Penta TWD1672-1673GE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1140-42VE
-   Volvo Penta TWD1744GE

-   **Engine Family:** TAD, TWD

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   Genuine Volvo Penta OEM part number 1629499
-   System group: Inlet and Exhaust System
-   V-clamp (band-type) design for flanged inlet/exhaust joints
-   Net weight 0.28 kg
-   Fits TAD and TWD series industrial and generator-set diesel engines
-   Engine type: Application dependent
-   Quantity varies by assembly, most commonly four

## 🔌 Function

The V-clamp secures two flanged connections in the air intake or exhaust path, clamping them evenly around the joint circumference. This maintains a gas-tight, vibration-resistant seal so charge air and exhaust gas stay within the ducting.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Audible air or exhaust leak, whistling or hissing at the joint
-   Loss of boost pressure or reduced engine power
-   Corrosion, pitting or cracking of the clamp band
-   Seized, stretched or stripped tensioning bolt and nut that will not hold torque
-   Visible movement or separation of the clamped flanges, or soot staining around the joint

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Bring the two flanges squarely together before the clamp goes on — a V-clamp centres and holds a joint but cannot pull a misaligned pipe into line
-   Seat the clamp evenly round the flanges and nip it up lightly, then tap around the circumference with a soft mallet so the band settles and the flanges centre before final tightening
-   Tighten in stages to the figure in the workshop manual for your engine and no further; the clamp is meant to pinch the flanges while still allowing for expansion and vibration, and overtightening distorts the band or the flanges
-   Renew the clamp if the band is stretched, cracked or corroded, or if the bolt, nut or trunnion is damaged — a fatigued clamp can let the joint go completely
-   Recheck the clamp after the first run up to working temperature, and again at the next service

## 🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

### OEM / Related Numbers

-   59178 - related Volvo reference

### Aftermarket / Verified Equivalents

-   Dinex: 80921
-   Dinex: 81921
-   Ultimax: VB500V

## 📦 Condition

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

## Details

- **Price:** 86.8 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Fasteners & Fixings
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 86.80 AUD | In stock |

## Images

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/1629499-v-clamp-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-10-10