# 972542 Six Point Socket Screw | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta six point socket screw weighing 0.011 kg and listed for 19 applications across TAD, TWD, TD, THD and DH series engines. It supersedes 972541, the number immediately below it, so orders that once split between the two now consolidate on this screw.

## 🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta TAD1030P
-   Volvo Penta TWD1230VE
-   Volvo Penta TWD1231VE
-   Volvo Penta TWD731VE
-   Volvo Penta TWD1010G
-   Volvo Penta TWD1031VE
-   Volvo Penta TD730VE
-   Volvo Penta THD102KB
-   Volvo Penta THD102KD
-   Volvo Penta THD102K-KB
-   Volvo Penta TWD630VE
-   Volvo Penta TD1030VE
-   Volvo Penta DH10A
-   Volvo Penta TAD1030G
-   Volvo Penta TAD1030GE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1030V
-   Volvo Penta TAD1031G
-   Volvo Penta TAD1031GE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1032GE

-   **Engine Family:** TAD, TWD, TD, THD, DH

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   0.011 kg
-   19 applications across TAD, TWD, TD, THD and DH series
-   Supersedes 972541
-   Six point socket drive
-   Quantity varies by assembly, most commonly four

## 🔌 Function

Clamps two components together, the six point socket in its head letting it be driven in a recess or anywhere a spanner cannot swing.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Socket in the head rounded out so a key no longer bites
-   Head sheared off during tightening or removal
-   Thread stripped, galled or picked up in the tapped hole
-   Corrosion or paint packing the socket so the key will not seat
-   Joint working loose or weeping around the fastener

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   If your parts list calls for 972541, this is the number to order

## 🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

### OEM Supersession Chain

-   972542 → Supersedes 972541

### OEM / Related Numbers

-   972541 earlier number superseded by this part

## 📦 Condition

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

## Details

- **Price:** 2.2 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Fasteners & Fixings
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 2.20 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 972542 Six Point Socket Screw | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/972542-six-point-socket-screw-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-09-21