7-MAINTENANCE
Pipethreadttingtorque
Beforeinstallingandtighteningpipettings,cleanthe
threadswithacleansolventorLoctitecleanerandapply
sealantLOCTITE®567™PSTPIPESEALANTforallttings
includingstainlesssteelor
LOCTITE®565™PSTfor
mostmetalttings.Forhighltration/zerocontamination
systemsuseLOCTITE®545™.
Pipethreadtting
ThreadSize
Torque(Maximum)
1/8-27
13N·m
(10lbft)
1/4-18
16N·m
(12lbft)
3/8-18
22N·m
(16lbft)
1/2-14
41N·m
(30lbft)
3/4-14
54N·m
(40lbft)
InstallationofORFS(O-ringatfaced)t-
tings
WheninstallingORFSttingsthoroughlycleanbothat
surfacesofthettings(1)andlubricatetheO-ring(2)with
lightoil.Makesurebothsurfacesarealignedproperly.
Torquethettingtospeciedtorquelistedthroughoutthe
repairmanual.
NOTICE:Ifthettingsurfacesarenotproperlycleaned,
theO-ringwillnotsealproperly.Ifthettingsurfacesare
notproperlyaligned,thettingsmaybedamagedandwill
notsealproperly.
NOTICE:Alwaysusegenuinefactoryreplacementoils
andlterstoensureproperlubricationandltrationofen-
gineandhydraulicsystemoils.
Theuseofproperoils,grease,andkeepingthehydraulic
systemcleanwillextendmachineandcomponentlife.
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