# 980432 Reduction Nipple | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

## 🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta reduction nipple weighing 0.059 kg and listed for 27 applications across the TWD and TAD series. It is one of three reduction nipples in this run, with 979285 and 980768; no thread sizes are published for any of them, so order against the engine or match the old fitting.

## 🚤 Compatibility

-   **Engine Family:** TWD, TAD

Full model list at the end of this description.

## ⚙️ Key Features

-   0.059 kg
-   Listed for 27 applications across the TWD and TAD series
-   Thread sizes are not published - order by part number
-   Reduction nipples 979285 and 980768 are the others listed here

## 🔌 Function

Adapts a larger threaded port down to a smaller connection in a single fitting, without adding an extra joint to leak.

## ⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

-   Weeping at either threaded end under pressure
-   Thread galled or stripped when the fitting is removed
-   Hex flats rounded off from the wrong tool
-   Bore choked with scale or corrosion product

## 🛠️ Service Notes

-   Check both mating threads before fitting - a reducer takes damage from either side of the joint
-   Use the sealing method specified for the joint rather than relying on extra torque

## 📦 Condition

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

## 🔎 Full Model Compatibility

Typically suits:

-   Volvo Penta TAD1241VE, TAD1241-42VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1250VE, TAD1250-52VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1242VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1251VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1252VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1340VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1341VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1342VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1343VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1344VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1345VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1350VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1351-53VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1360-62VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1363-65VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1641VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD1642VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD940VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD941VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD942VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD943VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD950VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD951VE
-   Volvo Penta TAD952VE
-   Volvo Penta TWD1240VE

## Details

- **Price:** 48.35 AUD
- **Vendor:** Volvo Penta
- **Type:** Hoses & Pipes
- **Tags:** Volvo Penta

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 48.35 AUD | In stock |

## Images

- 980432 Reduction Nipple | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

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> Source: [Sawley's Auto and Marine](https://www.sawleysautoandmarine.com.au/products/980432-reduction-nipple-genuine-volvo-penta)
> Updated: 2026-09-06