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CAUTION: To replace a fastener, see parts list for fastener grade and part number. Do
not use a lesser or greater material grade. Use Ariel parts to replace special fasteners
and fasteners with reduced body diameter for fatigue resistance. Do not torque fasteners
with compressor running or pressurized. Read technical manual safety warnings.
5/16 - 24 12 (16)
12 Point - Steel Grade 5
3/8 - 24 21 (28)
Material Parts: SPL3 & 4
Center Cap Screwa 7/16 - 20 30 (41)
5/16 - 24 18 (24)
12 Point - Steel Grade 5
3/8 - 24 32 (43)
Material Parts: SPL or SPL5
7/16 - 20 50 (68)
Peripheral Cap Screw 1/4 - 20 Hex Socket Head 110 lb x in. (12)
3/8 - 16 21 (28)
a. Center cap screw valve assemblies have Spiralock (SPL) threads to prevent loosening. See bottom of valve
assembly for SPL material parts number (3, 4, 5 or 6) and select proper torque from the table. Lubricate both threads
and seating surfaces with a petroleum type lubricant ONLY. If using older valve assemblies not covered in the table,
see the original torque chart provided in the compressor tool box, or contact Ariel for instructions. Spiralock threads
cannot be dressed with a standard tap. Clean center cap screws in valve assemblies not marked SPL with Loctite
safety solvent and lock them with one or two drops of Loctite #272 thread locking compound. DO NOT use petro-
leum lubricants.
b. Use 29 (39) for 1/2 - 20 bottom half Drake lock nut with non-metallic valve plates in liftwasher valves.
TABLE 3 Torques for Specific Applications Use with Table 4 and Table 5.
APPLICATION COLUMN
Bearing Carrier to JGI Frame - 12 Point Cap Screw 50
Crosshead Guide Support to Guide - Hex Cap Screw Grade 9 / Head End Cylinder Support to Cylinder – Grade 8 50
Crankshaft Nut Plate/Oil Slinger (E:K:T/6, B:V) - Hex Cap Screw Grade 9 or 12 Point 45
Dog Point Studs, Seating (except for B:V stud to piston rod, 1-1/8 - 12, use 50 Lb x Ft) 25a
Idler Sprocket Thru Bolt – Prevailing Lock Nut or Hex Lock Nut (Drill & Pin) 40
Frame to Spacer Bar - 12 Point/Hex Grade 8/9 Cap Screw (except for JGZ:U, KBB:V:Z:U Crosshead Guide to Frame to
45
Spacer Bar use Column 55)
Tandem Cylinder to Cylinder - Hex Cap Screw Grade 8/9 or 12 Point or Nut 50
Hex Cap Screw Grade 8/9 or 12 Point or Nut flange to cylinder fasteners:
• Valve Cap • Gas Passage Cap
• Cylinder Head • Vent Cap
45
• Unloader • Ariel Supplied Special Flange to Cylinder
NOTE: For “Peanut” dual nozzle special flanges to cylinder, use Column 60. For other gas nozzle flange types, see Pack-
ager’s instructions.
KBB:V:Z:U Sole Plate Pull-up Bolts - Sole plate to guide foot or sole plate to frame foot 45
a. In valve cap assemblies with a spring-energized seal, install longer studs with loctite 242.
b. Repeat the final torque for rod packing bolts until they no longer turn before the torque wrench clicks.
TABLE 4 Bolting Torques by Size, U.S. Units - Shaded Blocks = LB x IN; White Blocks = LB x FT
Size COL. COL. COL. COL. COL. COL. COL. COL. COL. COL. COL.
Inch-TPI 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 80
1/4 - 20 29 34 40 46 52 57 63 69 74 80 92
1/4 - 28 34 41 48 54 61 68 75 82 88 95 109
5/16 - 18 60 72 84 96 108 120 132 144 156 168 192
5/16 - 24 68 82 96 109 123 136 150 164 177 192 18
3/8 - 16 107 128 150 171 193 18 20 21 23 25 29
3/8 - 24 125 150 175 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 33
7/16 - 14 172 17 20 23 26 29 31 34 37 40 46
7/16 - 20 197 20 23 26 30 33 36 39 43 46 53
1/2 - 13 22 26 31 35 40 44 48 53 57 62 70
1/2 - 20 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 61 66 71 82
9/16 - 12 32 38 45 51 57 64 70 76 83 89 100
9/16 - 18 36 44 51 58 66 73 80 87 95 100 115
5/8 - 11 44 53 62 70 Note a 88 97 105 115 125 140
5/8 - 18 51 62 72 82 92 105 115 125 135 145 165
3/4 - 10 79 94 110 125 140 160 175 190 205 220 250
3/4 - 16 90 110 125 145 160 180 200 215 235 250 290
7/8 - 9 130 150 180 205 230 255 280 305 330 355 410
7/8 - 12 140 165 195 220 250 280 305 330 360 390 445
7/8 - 14 145 170 200 230 260 290 315 345 375 400 460
1” - 8 200 230 270 305 345 380 420 460 500 535 610
1” - 12 200 255 300 240 385 425 470 510 555 600 680
1” - 14 200 265 310 350 395 440 485 530 570 615 705
1-1/8 - 7 200 325 380 430 485 540 595 650 700 755 865
1-1/8 - 12 Note b 375 435 500 560 620 685 740 810 870 995
1-1/4 - 7 200 460 540 615 690 770 845 920 1000 1070 1230
1-1/4 - 12 200 520 610 700 780 870 955 1040 1130 1220 1390
1-3/8 - 6 200 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1600
1-3/8 - 8 200 650 760 870 980 1090 1200 1300 1410 1520 1740
1-3/8 - 12 200 705 820 940 1060 1170 1290 1410 1530 1640 1880
1-1/2 - 6 200 800 935 1070 1200 1340 1470 1610 1740 1870 2140
1-1/2 - 12 200 925 1080 1230 1390 1540 1700 1850 2010 2160 2470
1-5/8 - 12 200 1190 1390 1590 1780 1980 2180 2380 2580 2780 3170
1-3/4 - 5 200 1260 1470 1680 1900 2110 2320 2530 2740 2950 3370
1-3/4 - 8 200 1410 1650 1880 2120 2360 2590 2830 3060 3300 3770
1-3/4 - 12 200 1500 1750 2000 2250 2500 2750 3000 3250 3500 4000
2 - 12 200 2270 2650 3030 3400 3780 4160 4540 4920 5300 6050
2-1/4 - 8 200 3120 3650 4170 4690 5210 5730 6250 6770 7290 8330
a. See ER-112 for 3-bolt valve cap fasteners on 20-1/8, 22, 24-1/8, & 26-1/2 CDZU class cylinders, else use 79 lb-ft.
b. 200 lb-ft, except for B:V stud to piston rod, use 50 lb-ft.
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a. Torque opposing pairs of fasteners incrementally until all reach full torque.