23461264 22876823 Volvo Penta Bell Housing & Shafting | Genuine Used Part

🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta Bell Housing and Shafting Assembly - Part Numbers: 22876823 / 23461264

A genuine Volvo Penta bell housing supplied with its associated shafting components for selected D4 and D6 Aquamatic propulsion systems.

Bell housing 22876823 connects the engine to the sterndrive transom and drive interface, supporting the input-shaft and coupling arrangement while maintaining alignment between the engine flywheel and drive. Part number 22876823 replaces earlier Volvo Penta bell-housing reference 21440998.

⚙️ Key Features

• Genuine Volvo Penta OEM bell housing and shafting assembly
• Bell-housing part number 22876823
• Associated shafting reference 23461264
• Supersedes bell housing 21440998
• Used with selected DPH, DPI and DPR drive systems

🚤 Compatibility

Commonly used on

• Volvo Penta D4 and D6 Aquamatic engine-to-drive installations
• Volvo Penta DPH, DPI and DPR propulsion systems

Typically suits

• Engine and drive families:
• Volvo Penta D4 marine diesel engines with compatible Aquamatic installation
• Volvo Penta D6 marine diesel engines with compatible Aquamatic installation
• Volvo Penta DPH-C sterndrive
• Volvo Penta DPH-D1 sterndrive
• Volvo Penta DPH-E sterndrive
• Volvo Penta DPI-A sterndrive
• Volvo Penta DPR-C racing drive
• Volvo Penta DPR-D racing drive
• Installations whose bell-housing catalogue specifies 22876823 or 21440998
• Engine Type: Volvo Penta D4 and D6 common-rail marine diesel
• Drive Type: DPH-C, DPH-D1, DPH-E, DPI-A, DPR-C and DPR-D
• Year Range: Later D4/D6 Aquamatic production, dependent on engine and drive serial number

🔌 Function

The assembly aligns and supports the connection between the engine flywheel, coupling, input shaft and sterndrive while enclosing the rotating shafting components.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Bearing or shafting noise from the bell-housing area
• Corrosion or cracking in the housing
• Excessive play in the input shaft
• Oil or water leakage around the shaft seals
• Engine-to-drive misalignment or coupling wear

🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

OEM Supersession Chain

• 22876823 → Supersedes 21440998
• 21440998 earlier Volvo Penta bell-housing reference
• 23461264 associated shafting-component reference supplied with this assembly

OEM / Related Numbers

• 22876823
• VOP22876823
• 21440998
• VOP21440998
• 23461264
• VOP23461264
• Related input shaft, bearing and sealing components
• Related engine coupling and flywheel hardware

Aftermarket / Verified Equivalents

• No aftermarket complete assembly equivalent

📦 Condition

• Genuine used part
• Removed from running engine and drive where applicable
• In good working condition unless otherwise stated