InstallinganAdjustableFitting(continued)
IMPORTANT
Beforeinstallingthettingintotheport,determinethematerialof
whichtheportismade.Installingattingintoanaluminumport
requiresareducedinstallationtorque.
5.Installtheadjustablettingintotheportbyhanduntilthewashercontactsthe
faceoftheport(Step2inFigure24).
6.Iftheadjustablettingneedstoalignwithanothercomponent,rotatethetting
counterclockwiseuntilitisalignedtothedesiredposition(Step3inFigure
24).Donotrotatetheadjustablettingmorethan1turncounterclockwise.
7.Holdthettinginthecorrectalignmentwithawrenchanduseatorque
wrenchandtightenthettingtotherecommendedtorquevaluewithinthe
speciedrangeoftorquevalues;refertotheFittingInstallationT orqueT able
(page4–10).Thistighteningprocedurerequiresadrive-adapterwrench
(e.g.,crowfootwrench).
Note:Itmaybenecessarytouseadrive-adapterwrench(e.g.,crowfoot
wrench)toinstallahydraulictting;refertoCalculatingtheT orqueValues
WhenUsingaDrive-AdapterWrench(page2–5).
8.Ifatorquewrenchisnotavailableorifspaceattheportpreventstheuse
ofatorquewrench,usethealternativeprocedureFlatFromFingerTight
Table(page4–12)givenbelow;
A.Holdthettinginthecorrectalignmentwithawrenchand,iftheport
materialissteel,tightenthelocknutwithasecondwrenchtothelisted
FFFT(Step4inFigure24).
B.Iftheportmaterialisaluminum,tightenthettingto60%ofthelisted
FFFT;refertotheFlatFromFingerTightT able(page4–12).
FlatFromFingerTightTable
Size
FFFT
4(1/4inchnominalhoseortubing)
1.00±0.25
6(3/8inch)
1.50±0.25
8(1/2inch)
1.50±0.25
10(5/8inch)
1.50±0.25
12(3/4inch)
1.50±0.25
16(1inch)
1.50±0.25
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