TM-5-2330-325-13-P
SEMITRAILER, MEDIUM HEAVY EQUIPMENT TRANSPORTER (MHET), 40 TON, M870A3
TECHNICAL MANUAL; OPERATOR AND FIELD MAINTENANCE MANUAL INCLUDING REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST
JUNE 2014
TM-5-2330-325-13-P - Page 422 of 648
TIGHTENING METAL FASTENERS - Continued
READING
466-0104
C
L
WHEN 60 LB/FT ARE REQUIRED AND WHERE L = 18 INCHES
AND C = 6 INCHES
SCALE READING = 60 x 18 = 1080 = 45 FT
24
18 + 6
SCALE READING = TORQUE REQUIRED x WRENCH LENGTH
WRENCH LENGTH (L) = EXTENSION LENGTH (C)
Eb
Eb
Lb
ca
length = Lb + Eb
length = Lb – Eb
TORQUE
Figure 1.
Torque Wrench Formula.
466-0105
IF YOUR SET-UP
LOOKS LIKE THIS,
YOU NEED TO
TORQUE TO
63-75 lb ft
IF YOUR SET-UP
LOOKS LIKE THIS,
TORQUE TO
83-100 lb ft
IF YOUR SET-UP
LOOKS LIKE THIS,
TORQUE TO
125-150 lb ft
IF YOU USE THE TORQUE WRENCH ADAPTER WHEN
TORQUING THE BOLTS REMEMBER, YOU MAY GET MORE
OR LESS TORQUE ON THE BOLT THAN WHAT YOU READ
ON THE WRENCH.
IN ALL THREE SITUATIONS, YOU WILL BE PUTTING 83-100 lb ft ON THE BOLT
Figure 2.
Torque Wrench Adapter Setups.
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