23618729 Midsection Spacer Kit 5" | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

🔧 Product Description

A genuine Volvo Penta five-inch spacer package for the serial-numbered sterndrive or transom installation that requires increased vertical separation between the upper and lower drive sections.

🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

• Volvo Penta 557
• Volvo Penta 627
• Volvo Penta 527
• Volvo Penta 577S
• Volvo Penta 627SV

⚙️ Key Features

• Genuine Volvo Penta 5-inch extension kit
• Correct Volvo Penta part number 23618729
• Factory-matched drive, shift and water-passage extensions
• Maintains drive alignment and cooling-water flow
• Drive and transom

📋 Kit Contents

• 1 × 5-inch midsection spacer housing - 23618729
• 1 × matched 5-inch driveshaft / extension component - serviced within 23618729
• 1 × matched shift / water-passage extension package - serviced within 23618729
• Matched O-rings, seals and mounting fasteners - serviced within 23618729

🔌 Function

The spacer changes the approved drive length while extending the rotating, shifting and cooling-water connections as a matched system.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Incorrect propeller-shaft depth
• Driveshaft or shift linkage misalignment
• Cooling-water leakage or restriction
• Vibration after installing mismatched extension parts
• Kit does not match the drive generation

🛠️ Service Notes

• Confirm the drive's serial number and generation against the kit before fitting — a mismatched kit will not maintain shift and water-passage alignment
• Renew the O-rings and seals supplied in the kit whenever the midsection is opened, rather than reusing the originals

🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

Other-Brand OEM Numbers

• VOE23618729

📦 Condition

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