23747442 Transom Hardware Kit | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

🔧 Product Description

A factory transom-shield mounting package containing the installation hardware required by the corresponding Volvo Penta sterndrive transom assembly. The hardware controls clamping, alignment and load transfer between the inner plate, hull transom and external shield.

🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

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

• Year Range: Approximately late 2010s onward

⚙️ Key Features

• Factory-matched transom mounting hardware
• Used with the corresponding current Volvo Penta transom-shield installation
• Maintains correct clamp load and alignment
• Hull thickness and transom package control fitment
• Not selected from the engine model alone
• Engine type: Volvo Penta sterndrive transom-shield mounting system

📋 Kit Contents

• 1 x complete factory transom mounting-hardware package 23747442
• Individual studs, bolts, nuts, washers, spacers and sealing hardware are not separately itemised in the public Volvo Penta kit listing
• Transom shield, inner plate and sealing ring are not confirmed as included

🔌 Function

Secures the transom shield to the hull, maintains alignment with the engine and drive, distributes propulsion loads and supports a watertight transom installation.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Mounting hardware is corroded, stretched or damaged
• Transom shield moves or will not maintain alignment
• Fasteners cannot achieve the specified torque
• Hardware is lost or damaged during transom-shield removal
• A revised transom-shield package requires the matching hardware set

🛠️ Service Notes

• Fits the 557, 627, 527, 577S and 627SV transom-shield installations specifically — this is not selected from the engine model alone, so confirm which of these five transom packages the boat actually has before ordering
• Hull thickness affects which hardware length is correct — measure the transom rather than assuming hardware from an old kit matches, especially on a boat that has had transom repair or reinforcement work
• Distributes propulsion loads between the inner plate, hull and shield — check for elongation or cracking around the existing mounting holes before reusing them with new hardware

🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

OEM / Related Numbers

• 3868844 related transom-shield reference
• 22865044 related transom-shield reference
• 22865036 related transom-shield reference

📦 Condition

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