TM 5-2330-325-13&P
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TIGHTENING METAL FASTENERS - Continued
WHEN 60 LB/FT ARE REQUIRED AND WHERE L = 18 INCHES
READING
TORQUE
AND C = 6 INCHES
SCALE READING = 60 x 18 = 1080 = 45 FT
18 + 6
24
SCALE READING = TORQUE REQUIRED x WRENCH LENGTH
WRENCH LENGTH (L) = EXTENSION LENGTH (C)
C
L
Eb
Eb
Lb
ca
length = Lb + Eb
length = Lb Eb
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Figure 1.
Torque Wrench Formula.
IF YOU USE THE TORQUE WRENCH ADAPTER WHEN
IF YOUR SET-UP
TORQUING THE BOLTS REMEMBER, YOU MAY GET MORE
LOOKS LIKE THIS,
YOU NEED TO
OR LESS TORQUE ON THE BOLT THAN WHAT YOU READ
ON THE WRENCH.
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
IN ALL THREE SITUATIONS, YOU WILL BE PUTTING 83-100 lb ft ON THE BOLT
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Figure 2.
Torque Wrench Adapter Setups.