# 859916 Shim | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta shim from the Engine group, catalogued at 0.109 inch thick and listed for 9 applications across the TMD, MS, TAMD and MD engine series. It is one of four inch-marked steps in this run, with 859902 at 0.123 inch, 859917 at 0.108 inch and 859919 at 0.106 inch. By part number it follows 859915, which is marked 2.79 mm. Only a thousandth of an inch separates it from 859917, so measure carefully and in the marked units.

## 🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta TMD22A
-   Volvo Penta TMD22B
-   Volvo Penta TMD22P-C
-   Volvo Penta MS2B-A
-   Volvo Penta TAMD22P-B
-   Volvo Penta MD22
-   Volvo Penta MD22A
-   Volvo Penta MD22L
-   Volvo Penta MD22P

-   **Engine Family:** TMD, MS, TAMD, MD

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   0.109 inch thick
-   One of four inch-marked steps, with 859902, 859917 and 859919
-   Only 0.001 inch separates it from 859917
-   9 applications across TMD, MS, TAMD and MD engines

## 🔌 Function

Sets a clearance to specification by contributing a precise thickness of steel to the stack.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Clearance outside specification at check
-   Noise from the assembly the shim controls
-   Polished or dished shim face on removal
-   Thickness measuring below the published figure
-   Marking no longer readable

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Set the micrometer to inches for this step — reading it against a millimetre figure will select the wrong shim
-   Separate the inch-marked shims from the millimetre-marked ones on the bench

## 📦 Condition

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

## Details

- **Price:** 7.9 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Fasteners & Fixings
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 7.90 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 859916 Shim | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/859916-shim-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-10-09