876279 Aftermarket Volvo Penta Tilt Bushing Kit 2 Units AQ290, SP, DP | Sawley's Select Marine Parts

🔧 Product Description

Aftermarket Volvo Penta AQ290 Suspension-Fork Tilt-Bushing Kit - Part Number: 876279

Two-piece 22 mm bushing set for the suspension/hook-up fork pivot on Volvo Penta AQ290 and related classic SP/DP sterndrives.

⚙️ Key Features

• Two replacement fork/yoke bushings

• 22 mm classic AQ290 pivot application

• Replaces worn plastic pivot bushes

• Reduces side play and protects the fork and intermediate housing

• Not the separate 876278 electric-tilt bushing or 876507 later DP-series bushing

📋 Kit / Assembly Contents

• 2 × Suspension-fork tilt bushings - serviced together as 876279 / earlier 853223

🔄 Supersession & Cross Reference

OEM Supersession Chain:

• 876279 → Later kit reference

• 853223 → Earlier individual/kit reference

• 967766 → Related earlier bushing reference

OEM / Related Numbers:

• 876279

• 853223

• 967766

• REC876279

• GLM 23092

Aftermarket / Verified Equivalents:

• Recmar: REC876279

• GLM: 23092

• Aftermarket 853223/876279 22 mm bushing kits

🚤 Compatibility

Commonly used on:

• Volvo Penta AQ290 suspension-fork and intermediate-housing pivots

Typically suits:

• Engine / drive models:

• AQ290 and 290A

• 290DP

• Classic SP and DP drives whose diagram specifies 853223/876279

• AQ290-family hook-up fork assemblies

• HP Range: Drive application; not engine-horsepower specific

• Engine / Drive Type: Sterndrive suspension-fork pivot bushing set

• Year Range: Approximately mid-1980s-1990s

• Serial / Identification Range: Measure the pivot and confirm 876279/853223; later DP/DPX housings can use 876507.

🔌 Function

Supports and centres the suspension fork on its pivot, allowing articulation without metal-to-metal wear.

Common signs of failure or replacement requirement:

• Excessive drive side movement

• Knocking at the transom while steering or trimming

• Oval, cracked or missing bushes

• Accelerated wear on pivot pin or fork

• Drive will not remain correctly aligned

📦 Condition

• Brand-new aftermarket replacement part

• Supplied as a new replacement component

• Supplied in suitable retail or equivalent packaging