SERVICE TIP 1.5.

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Service Tip 1.5.2
Tightening Torques
Attention! Before beginning work on any machine:
Make sure the disconnect is off, locked, and tagged out in accordance
with OSHA
Check that there is no voltage on the machine
Check that the machine is not under pressure
Read and follow all safety instructions in the service manual.
Certain screws in compressors must be tightened to specific torques. A torque
wrench should be used in all the following cases:
Tapered fittings such as pulleys on motor and airend shafts
Radial fixing screws in couplings
Oil separator tank cover securing screws
The table on the following page lists the tightening torque of thread sizes and
tensile classes. The tensile class is generally stamped on the head of the screw.


SERVICE TIP 1.5.2
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Tensioning Torque
Tensile Class 5.8 Tensile Class 8.8 Tensile Class 10.9
Thread
size
Nm Lbf-in Lbf-ft Nm Lbf-in Lbf-ft Nm Lbf-in Lbf-ft
M4 1.7 15.0 1.3 2.7 23.9 2 3.8 33.6 2.8
M5 3.4 30.1 2.5 5.5 48.7 4.1 8 70.8 5.9
M6 6 53.1 4.4 9.5 84.1 7 13 115.1 9.6
M8 14.5 128.3 10.7 23 203.6 17 32 283.2 23.6
M10 29 256.7 21.4 46 407.1 33.9 64 566.4 47.2
M12 50 442.5 36.9 80 708.1 59 110 522.2 81.1
M14 79 699.2 58.3 125 1106.3 92.2 180 816 132.8
M16 122 1079.8 90 195 1725.9 143.8 275 1272.7 202.8
M20 242 2141.9 178.5 385 3407.5 284 540 2513.6 398.3
Fine Thread
M8 X 1 17 150.5 12.5 25 221.3 18.4 36 318.6 26.6
M10 X 1.25 33 292.1 24.3 49 433.7 36.1 72 637.3 53.1
M12 X 1.25 59 522.2 43.5 87 770 64.2 128 1132.9 94.4
M16 X 1.5 140 1239.1 103.3 207 1832.1 152.7 304 2690.6 224.2
M20 X 1.5 292 2584.4 215.4 433 3832.4 319.4 617 5460.9 455.1