# 3889605 Trimming Cylinder | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta trimming cylinder from the marine propulsion group, weighing 1.72 kg. It supersedes part number 3843514, which was catalogued earlier as a trim cylinder, and 3 applications on TSK series drives are recorded against it in the cost records.

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   1.72 kg
-   Supersedes 3843514, catalogued earlier as a trim cylinder
-   3 recorded applications on TSK series drives

## 🔌 Function

Extends and retracts hydraulically to tilt and trim the drive, setting the running angle of the boat.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Drive drifting down or creeping up when parked
-   Trim slow, jerky or refusing to hold position
-   Hydraulic fluid weeping around the rod seal or the end fittings
-   Rod pitted, scored or bent
-   Whining pump that runs on without the drive moving

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Trim cylinders are usually renewed in pairs, as a new one working against a tired one loads the drive unevenly
-   Check the rod ends and pivot bushes for play before condemning the cylinder
-   Bleed the trim circuit and check the fluid level after fitting

## 🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

### OEM Supersession Chain

-   3889605 → Supersedes 3843514 → Supersedes 3589472 → Supersedes 3861391

### OEM / Related Numbers

-   3843514 earlier number superseded by this part
-   3589472 earlier number superseded by this part
-   3861391 earlier number superseded by this part

## 📦 Condition

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

## Details

- **Price:** 1216.55 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Drives & Propulsion
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 1216.55 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 3889605 Trimming Cylinder | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/3889605-trimming-cylinder-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-09-06