FASTEN ER USAGE
DESCRIPTION - FASTENER USAGE
WARNING: USE OF AN INCORRECT FASTENER
MAY RESULT IN COMPONENT DAMAGE OR PER-
SONAL INJURY.
Fasteners and tor que specifications refer ences in
this Ser vice Manual are identified in met ric and SAE
format.
During a ny maintenan ce or repa ir procedur es, it is
import ant to salvage all fastener s (nuts, bolts, etc.)
for r eassembly. If t he fasten er is n ot salvageable, a
fasten er of equivalent specificat ion must be used.
THREADED HOLE REPAIR
DESCRIPTION - THREADED HOLE REPAIR
Most str ipped t hrea ded holes can be repa ired usin g
a Helicoil!. Follow th e vehicle or Helicoil! recom men-
da tions for a pplicat ion and repa ir procedur es.
METRIC SYSTEM
DESCRIPTION
The met ric syst em is based on quantities of one,
ten, one hu ndred, on e thou sa nd and on e million.
The following ch art will assist in convert ing met ric
units t o equivalent English a nd SAE units, or vise
vers a.
CON V ERSI ON FORM U LAS AN D EQU I VALEN T VALU ES
MULTIPLY BY TO GET MULTIPLY BY TO GET
in-lbs x
0.11298
= Newton Meters
(N·m)
N·m x 8.851 = in-lbs
ft-lbs x
1.3558
= Newton Meters
(N·m)
N·m x
0.7376
= ft-lbs
Inches Hg (60° F) x 3.377 = Kilopascals (kPa) kPa x
0.2961
= Inches Hg
psi x 6.895 = Kilopascals (kPa) kPa x 0.145 = psi
Inches x 25.4 = Millimeters (mm) mm x
0.03937
= Inches
Feet x
0.3048
= Meters (M) M x 3.281 = Feet
Yards x
0.9144
= Meters M x
1.0936
= Yards
mph x
1.6093
= Kilometers/Hr.
(Km/h)
Km/h x
0.6214
= mph
Feet/Sec x
0.3048
= Meters/Sec (M/S) M/S x 3.281 = Feet/Sec
mph x
0.4470
= Meters/Sec (M/S) M/S x 2.237 = mph
Kilometers/Hr. (Km/h) x
0.27778
= Meters/Sec (M/S) M/S x 3.600 Kilometers/Hr. (Km/h)
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