# 973528 Spacer Sleeve | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta spacer sleeve weighing 0.027 kg and listed for 38 applications across TAD, D and TADH series engines. No dimensions are published for it, so measure the sleeve you are removing — 973430 is the only spacer sleeve in this run with a published size, at 10.4 x 20 x 36 mm.

## 🚤 Compatibility

-   **Engine Family:** TAD, D, TADH

Full model list at the end of this description.

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   0.027 kg
-   38 applications across TAD, D and TADH series
-   The widest fitment of the three spacer sleeves listed here
-   Quantity varies by assembly, most commonly one

## 🔌 Function

Holds a fixed gap between a bracket and its mounting face, taking the clamp load of the bolt through the sleeve instead of squeezing the components together.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Sleeve crushed, belled or split at the ends
-   Bracket loose or moving even with the bolt fully tightened
-   Bore worn or fretted where the bolt passes through
-   Corrosion swelling the sleeve in its housing
-   Sleeve pushing out of its bore on stripdown

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Measure the length and bore of the old sleeve, as neither is published for this number

## 📦 Condition

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

## 🔎 Full Model Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta D16C1-E MG, D16C1-F MG, D16C2-E MG, D16C2-F MG, D16C1-E MH, D16C1-F MH, D16C2-E MH, D16C2-F MH
-   Volvo Penta D8A2-A MP, D8A5-A MH, D8A6-A MH, D8A5-A MG, D8A6-A MG, D8A4-A MP, D8A1-A MP, D8A3-A MP
-   Volvo Penta 7.4GiPEFS, 7.4GiPBYCCE, 7.4GiPWTR
-   Volvo Penta TAD840GE, TAD840-43VE, TAD840GE-B
-   Volvo Penta D13B-N MH, D13C1-A MH
-   Volvo Penta TAD880-82GE, TAD880-84VE
-   Volvo Penta TADH880-82GE, TADH880-84VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1341-43GE-B
-   Volvo Penta TAD1344-45GE-B
-   Volvo Penta TAD1346GE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1351-53VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1371-75VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD841-43GE
-   Volvo Penta TAD850-52VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD851-53GE
-   Volvo Penta TAD853VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD870-73VE

## Details

- **Price:** 9.96 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 9.96 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 973528 Spacer Sleeve | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/973528-spacer-sleeve-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-08-22