Service Manual

InstallingtheHydraulicFittings(SAEStraightThreadO-Ring
Fittings)
InstallingaNon-AdjustableFitting
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1.Fitting
2.O-ring
1.Ensurethatallthethreads,thesealingsurfacesoftting,andthecomponent
portarefreeofburrs,nicks,scratches,orunwantedmaterial.
2.Tohelppreventahydraulicleak,replacetheO-ringwhenyouopenthe
connection.
3.LightlylubricatetheO-ringwithcleanhydraulicuid.Ensurethatthethreads
ofthettingarecleanwithnolubricantapplied.
IMPORTANT
Beforetighteningthetting,determinethematerialusedfortheport
thettingisbeinginstalledin.Installingattingintoanaluminum
portrequiresreducingtheinstallationtorque.
4.Installthettingintotheport,thenuseatorquewrenchandsockettotighten
thettingtotherecommendedtorquevaluewithinthespeciedrangeof
torquevalues;refertotheFittingInstallationT orqueT able(page5–12).
Note:Itmaybenecessarytouseadrive-adapterwrench(e.g.,crowfoot
wrench)toinstallahydraulictting;refertoCalculatingtheT orqueValues
WhenUsingaDrive-AdapterWrench(page2–10).
5.Ifatorquewrenchisnotavailableorifspaceattheportpreventstheuseof
atorquewrench,usetheFlatsFromFingerTight(FFFT)proceduregiven
below:
A.Installthettingintotheportandtightenthettingdownfulllengthuntil
nger-tight.
B.Iftheportmaterialissteel,tightenthettingtothelistedvalue;referto
theFlatsFromFingerTight(FFFT)Table(page5–12).
C.Iftheportmaterialisaluminum,tightenthettingto60%ofthelisted
value;refertotheFlatsFromFingerTight(FFFT)T able(page5–12).
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