3818027 Steering Gear | Genuine Volvo Penta Part

🔧 Product Description

Genuine Volvo Penta planetary helm gear for tilt mount in the no-feedback form, weighing 2.545 kg and listed for 9 applications across the HS and MD ranges. A patented device locks the helm shaft until the driver turns the wheel, holding the boat's direction and neutralising the feedback loads that would otherwise be felt through the steering cable. The three satellite planetary gear design gives a good reduction ratio with minimum effort. The tilt mechanism is not included and has to be ordered separately - 22299003 is that mechanism, giving five locking positions across a 48 degree range.

🚤 Compatibility

Typically suits:

• Volvo Penta HS1A
• Volvo Penta MD2010-C
• Volvo Penta MD2010-D
• Volvo Penta MD2020-C
• Volvo Penta MD2020-D
• Volvo Penta MD2030-C
• Volvo Penta MD2030-D
• Volvo Penta MD2040-C
• Volvo Penta MD2040-D

• Engine Family: HS, MD

⚙️ Key Features

• Planetary helm gear for tilt mount, no-feedback
• Patented lock holds the helm shaft until the driver turns the wheel
• Three satellite planetary gear design
• Requires tilt mechanism 22299003, ordered separately
• 2.545 kg, listed for 9 applications across the HS and MD ranges
• Planetary helm gear, No-Feedback for tilt mount
• Planetary gear design with three satellite gears
• Optimum reduction ratio with minimum physical effort
• Increased efficiency and less torque feedback than single pinion gear helms
• No-Feedback: a patented device locks the helm shaft until the driver turns it
• Fits: Volvo Penta mechanical steering systems

🔌 Function

Converts wheel movement into cable travel to the drive, with the no-feedback mechanism stopping steering loads coming back up to the wheel, on a helm whose angle can be adjusted.

⚠️ Common Signs of Failure

• Wheel stiff, tight in one direction, or notchy through its travel
• Play at the wheel before the drive answers
• Steering loads felt kicking back at the wheel
• Grease weeping from the helm gear housing
• Grinding or clicking as the wheel is turned

🛠️ Service Notes

• Tilt mechanism 22299003 has to be ordered separately, so check what the installation already has
• 21580932 is the standard feedback version of the same tilt mount helm; the bezel kits belong to the rear mount helms instead
• Check the steering cable and its end fittings while the helm gear is out, as a stiff cable is often blamed on the helm
• Requires tilt mechanism 22299003, which must be ordered separately
• Four helm gears are listed, separated by rear mount against tilt mount and standard against No-Feedback

📦 Condition

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