21407224 Control Cable | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

🔧 Product Description

A premium low-friction mechanical throttle and gear-shift cable with a nominal length of 11 ft (3.4 m). The Xact design uses a stainless-steel armoured strand core and corrosion-resistant end fittings for smooth operation through demanding marine cable routes.

🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

• Volvo Penta D6-300A-G
• Volvo Penta D6-340A-G
• Volvo Penta D6-380A-G
• Volvo Penta D6-400A-G
• Volvo Penta D6-440A-G
• Volvo Penta D4-150A-G
• Volvo Penta D4-230A-G
• Volvo Penta D4-270A-G
• Volvo Penta D4-320A-G
• Volvo Penta D4-300A-G

• Engine Family: D
• HP Range: 150-440 HP

⚙️ Key Features

• 11 ft (3.4 m) Xact control cable
• 0.762 kg
• Supersedes 3851045
• Neighbouring lengths in the same family: 21407223 is the 10 ft, and 21407225 is the 12 ft
• Listed for 10 applications on D-series engines

🔌 Function

Carries movement from the helm control head to the engine's throttle lever or the reversing gear's shift lever, pushing and pulling a sliding inner wire inside a fixed outer conduit so that the lever position you set is reproduced at the engine end.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Throttle or shift lever feels heavy and notchy where it used to move smoothly
• Gear will not engage fully, or the throttle does not drop cleanly back to idle
• Lost travel at the lever before the engine or gearbox answers it
• Outer conduit kinked, chafed or split, with rust weeping from an end fitting
• Inner wire found dry, corroded or seized in the conduit once it is withdrawn

🛠️ Service Notes

• Measure the routed run, allowing for the bend radii at both ends, before ordering - length is the only thing separating these numbers, and a cable pulled tight round a short-radius bend stiffens in service.
• Supersedes 3851045, catalogued earlier as a mechanical control cable - order this number if your records still show the old one.
• Volvo Penta's standard-duty cable in the same length is 21633482 - check which cable type the control head and engine bracket were set up for before swapping between the two ranges.

🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

OEM Supersession Chain

• 21407224 → Supersedes 3851045 → Supersedes 3857106

OEM / Related Numbers

• 3851045 earlier number superseded by this part
• 3857106 earlier number superseded by this part
• 21633482 - same-length Volvo Penta standard mechanical control cable
• 3595377 - related 5 ft Xact control cable
• 40005275 - related 6 ft Xact control cable
• Same-length Type 333 / 33C premium control cable may be used after confirming travel, threaded ends and attachment geometry

📦 Condition

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