# 966981 V-Belt | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta v-belt weighing 0.161 kg, superseding 960336, which earlier catalogues carried as a v-belt set. Cost records place it on one MD series application. The current listing is a single belt where the number it replaces was a set.

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   0.161 kg
-   Supersedes 960336, catalogued earlier as a v-belt set
-   Recorded on one MD series application

## 🔌 Function

Transmits drive from the crankshaft pulley to the engine's belt-driven auxiliaries.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Squealing from the belt run under load
-   Cracking across the inner face or glazing on the flanks
-   Belt dust collecting behind the pulleys
-   Tension dropping away shortly after adjustment

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   The number it replaces was a set and this listing is a single belt, so count what the drive actually takes before ordering one
-   Belt set 966970 is the reverse case in this run, a set replacing a single belt number, so read the quantity carefully on either

## 🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

### OEM Supersession Chain

-   966981 → Supersedes 960336

### OEM / Related Numbers

-   960336 earlier number superseded by this part

## 📦 Condition

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

## Details

- **Price:** 123.22 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 123.22 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 966981 V-Belt | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/966981-v-belt-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-08-22