# 184860 Ball Bearing | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

This genuine Volvo Penta ball bearing is a precision ball bearing engineered to support a rotating shaft with low friction and controlled radial alignment used in the XDP/XXP transom-shield gimbal and jackshaft bearing. It is manufactured to the original Volvo Penta dimensional, material and interface requirements so the serviced assembly retains its designed alignment, sealing, load capacity and operating reliability. In service, it supports and centres the drive input or jackshaft between the engine and sterndrive. Selection must be confirmed by OEM part number 184860, the exact engine or product model, serial number and installed configuration.

## 🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta TSK XXP-A
-   Volvo Penta TSK XXP-ALT
-   Volvo Penta TSK XXP-D3
-   Volvo Penta TSK X-B
-   Volvo Penta TSK X-BLT
-   Volvo Penta TSK XHP-B
-   Volvo Penta TSK XHP-BLT

-   **Engine Family:** TSK

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   OEM Volvo Penta part number 184860
-   Net weight 0.499 kg
-   Listed for seven specific applications
-   Fits TSK series installations

## 🔌 Function

Supports and centres the drive input or jackshaft between the engine and sterndrive. Use the correct press tools and support the loaded race during installation; verify shaft fit, housing fit, lubrication and any specified end-float setting.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Rumbling or whining rising with shaft speed
-   Radial play or run-out at the shaft
-   Rough or notchy rotation by hand
-   Heat build-up at the bearing housing
-   Metal particles in the oil

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Work clean — leave the bearing in its wrapping until the moment it goes in, and do not wash the preservative out or blow it dry with compressed air
-   Apply the fitting force only to the ring being fitted, through a tube or drift that bears on that ring alone; force pushed through the balls from one ring to the other dents the raceways and the bearing will be noisy and short-lived from the first run
-   Where the fit calls for it, expand the inner ring with even, controlled heat rather than driving it on, and never heat a bearing with a flame or beyond the temperature given in the workshop manual for your engine
-   Check the shaft and housing seats before fitting — scoring, burrs, corrosion or a worn seat will ruin a new bearing, and fretting marks mean the seat itself needs attention
-   Fit the bearing square and fully home against its shoulder, note which way round any sealed, shielded or marked face must go, and lubricate with the grease or oil specified for the application before it is turned under load

## 🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

### OEM / Related Numbers

-   3852548 seal
-   21277185 or 3885870 bellows
-   3861006 retaining ring
-   3860365 rubber collar

## 📦 Condition

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

## Details

- **Price:** 253.07 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Bearings & Bushings
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 253.07 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 184860 Ball Bearing | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/184860-ball-bearing-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-10-12