# 21407255 Control Cable | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

A premium low-friction Xact mechanical throttle and gear-shift cable, listed at 42 ft (12.80 m). The Xact range is built for the smoothest and easiest throttle and shift operation with the least lost motion: the all stainless steel armoured strand core stays flexible enough to be taken round the tighter bends a difficult routing forces on it, and every fitting is stainless steel or plated brass. It supersedes 3851076, catalogued earlier as a control cable.

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   Xact control cable, 42 ft (12.80 m)
-   2.177 kg
-   All stainless steel armoured strand core, flexible enough for tight cable routings
-   Fittings in stainless steel and plated brass
-   Supersedes 3851076
-   Neighbouring lengths in the same range: 21407254 is the 41 ft and 21407256 is the 43 ft
-   42 ft, 12.80 m
-   All stainless steel armored strand core for tighter bend radii
-   Designed to reduce lost motion
-   Length ft: 42
-   Length m: 12.80 m
-   Fits: Volvo Penta Xact powerboat control installations

## 🔌 Function

Carries movement from the helm control head to the engine's throttle lever or the reversing gear's shift lever, pushing and pulling a sliding inner wire inside a fixed outer conduit so that the lever position you set is reproduced at the engine end.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Sticky, uneven action at the helm that is worse from cold
-   Lever creeping or backing off on its own once load comes on
-   Engine idling high or hunting because the cable will not let the lever close
-   Crushed or split outer sheath, or a salt-crusted, weeping terminal
-   Withdrawn inner wire kinked, frayed or gummed with hardened grease

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Volvo Penta's own method is to measure the straightest possible line from the control mechanism to the engine or transmission connection and add 200 mm for each bend; where the answer sits between two listed lengths, order the longer one, and never cut a cable to fit
-   An order placed under 3851076 resolves to this number
-   The standard cable in the same 42 ft length is 21633513 - check which range the control head and engine bracket were set up for before moving between the two
-   Select the exact cable length: fewer bends mean better operation and durability
-   Measure in as straight a line as possible between the control mechanism and the engine or transmission connection, and allow a radius of 200 mm for every bend, so length = A + B + 200 mm
-   If the measurement falls between two standard lengths, select the longer cable
-   The cables must not be cut to size
-   A single engine installation requires two cables and a twin installation requires four

## 🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

### OEM Supersession Chain

-   21407255 → Supersedes 3851076

### OEM / Related Numbers

-   3851076 earlier number superseded by this part
-   21633513 - same-length Volvo Penta standard mechanical control cable
-   3595377 - related 5 ft Xact control cable
-   40005275 - related 6 ft Xact control cable
-   Same-length Type 333 / 33C premium control cable may be used after confirming travel, threaded ends and attachment geometry

## 📦 Condition

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

## Details

- **Price:** 460.65 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Engine Controls
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 460.65 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 21407255 Control Cable | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/21407255-control-cable-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-09-07