22688044 Control Lever | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta sailboat control lever supplied with the small cover plate in stainless steel, weighing 1.266 kg and listed for 12 D1 and D2 applications. It is the upgrade listed for a control that has the small 100 x 121 mm cover plate, and it is also the lever and cover in the current sailboat control listing. An installation with the large 107 x 166 mm plate is upgraded instead with lever 22576994 and a separate cover plate. It supersedes part number 22030229.

🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

• Volvo Penta D2-40
• Volvo Penta D2-40B
• Volvo Penta D2-40F
• Volvo Penta D1-30
• Volvo Penta D1-30B
• Volvo Penta D1-30F
• Volvo Penta D1-13
• Volvo Penta D1-13B
• Volvo Penta D1-13F
• Volvo Penta D1-20
• Volvo Penta D1-20B
• Volvo Penta D1-20F

• Engine Family: D
• HP Range: 13-40 HP

⚙️ Key Features

• Lever and small cover plate together, in stainless steel
• For upgrading a control with the small 100 x 121 mm cover plate
• 1.266 kg
• 12 D1 and D2 applications
• Supersedes 22030229, catalogued earlier as a control lever
• The large 107 x 166 mm plate upgrade is lever 22576994 with a separate plate
• Lever with small cover plate, stainless steel
• Designed to minimise the risk of rope entanglement
• Tough and robust, made for the harsh marine environment
• High quality stainless steel
• Splash protected installation
• Reliable and proven mechanism with adjustable friction brake
• Mechanism can be mounted horizontally or vertically
• Neutral safety switch available as an option
• Fits: Volvo Penta mechanical sailboat control, including upgrades from the small 100 x 121 mm cover plate

🔌 Function

Gives the helm a single lever for engine and gear control on a sailboat installation, with the small cover plate that closes the console opening.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Lever stiff and notchy, or too loose at the helm
• Gear or throttle not reaching full travel
• Detent or neutral position no longer felt
• Corrosion or staining on the stainless surfaces
• Cover loose, cracked or rattling

🛠️ Service Notes

• Measure the existing cover plate before ordering - 100 x 121 mm takes this upgrade and 107 x 166 mm takes a different one
• If the existing control mechanism is kept, minor modifications are needed to fit the new stainless steel cover plate, and the installation instructions detail them
• The mechanism listed with this control is 851601 and the optional neutral safety switch is 855352
• Mechanism 851601 and optional neutral safety switch 855352 are ordered separately
• Control cable is selected by length and ordered separately
• Where an existing control is being upgraded, a mechanism in good condition does not need to be replaced
• Minor modifications to a retained control mechanism may be needed to fit the new stainless steel cover plate, as detailed in the supplied installation instructions

🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

OEM Supersession Chain

• 22688044 → Supersedes 22030229

OEM / Related Numbers

• 22030229 earlier number superseded by this part

📦 Condition

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