# 3860640 Shim | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta shim 0.13 mm thick, from the Marine Propulsion group, listed for 2 applications on XDP drives. It is the thickest of the three graded shims here, above the 0.10 mm 3860639 and the 0.08 mm 3860638.

## 🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta XDP-B
-   Volvo Penta XDP-D3

-   **Engine Family:** XDP

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   0.13 mm thick
-   Thickest of the three graded shims in the family
-   For 2 XDP drive applications
-   Marine Propulsion group
-   TH=0.13mm (Volvo assembly listing)

## 🔌 Function

Takes up a measured amount of axial space in the stack so a bearing preload or gear clearance lands on its specified figure.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Gear whine or rumble from the drive under load
-   Measured clearance outside specification on rebuild
-   Shim buckled or dished from being over-clamped
-   Fretting or bright wear rings on either face
-   Preload slackening off soon after assembly

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Published weights in this series jump around by a factor of a hundred and do not follow thickness, so order by the 0.13 mm figure and disregard weight
-   Check the stack with a dial gauge and select the thickness to suit rather than reusing what came out
-   Thinner steps are 3860639 at 0.10 mm and 3860638 at 0.08 mm

## 📦 Condition

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

## Details

- **Price:** 9.25 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Fasteners & Fixings
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 9.25 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 3860640 Shim | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/3860640-shim-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-10-09