# 20860656 Actuator | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

A genuine Volvo Penta actuator used in the special-function hydraulic arrangement on selected TAD76-series installations. The unit converts the system control input into a defined mechanical movement for the associated hydraulic pump or auxiliary mechanism and must match the installed control hardware.

## 🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta TAD765VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD764VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD763VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD762VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD761VE

-   **Engine Family:** TAD

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   Genuine Volvo Penta Hydraulic Auxiliary-Function Actuator - part number 20860656
-   Application-specific actuator for the Volvo Penta hydraulic/PTO arrangement
-   Works with the corresponding hydraulic pump and mounting hardware
-   Controlled travel and mounting geometry preserve the required operating range
-   Designed for vibration, heat and repeated duty in an engine installation
-   Electrical, pneumatic or hydraulic connection must match the original configuration
-   Confirm engine serial number, option code and actuator linkage before ordering
-   Engine type: D7-series industrial engine hydraulic/PTO special-function installations

## 🔌 Function

The actuator receives a control command and moves the associated lever, valve or pump-control element through a calibrated stroke. This allows the engine's auxiliary hydraulic function to engage, regulate or return to its safe position as designed.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Auxiliary function fails to engage or disengage
-   Slow, incomplete or erratic actuator travel
-   Fluid leakage or damaged electrical connection, as applicable
-   Linkage binds or does not return to its rest position
-   Control-system warning or repeated actuator-position fault

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Note the fitted position and any linkage settings before removal, so the new unit can be set up the same way
-   Isolate the batteries, and relieve any pressure in the system, before disconnecting an actuator
-   Check the linkage, pivots and mountings move freely; a stiff or seized mechanism will kill a new actuator as surely as it killed the old one
-   Fit it so it works through its full travel without binding and reaches both end positions properly, with the connector seated dry and locked
-   Some actuators need calibration or a learning procedure with Volvo Penta diagnostic equipment before they will operate correctly, so check what your engine requires

## 🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

### Other-Brand OEM Numbers

-   VOE20860656

## 📦 Condition

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

## Details

- **Price:** 29.13 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Power Take-Off
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 29.13 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 20860656 Actuator | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/20860656-actuator-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-08-31