Maintenance manual

General informations
GENERAL INFORMATIONS
1. TIGHTENING TORQUES
1.1. Standard bolts & screws
The following tightening torques are only suitable for metric ISO standard threads. Unit
used is Newton metre.

TYPE 8.8 TYPE 12.9

TAILLE MM
GRADE 8.8 GRADE 12.9
SIZE MM
HEXAGONAL “ALLEN”
M6 10 Nm 16 Nm

M8 25 Nm 40 Nm

M 10 50 Nm 80 Nm

M 12 85 Nm 140 Nm

M 14 130 Nm 210 Nm

M 16 200 Nm 330 Nm

M 18 280 Nm 460 Nm

M 20 400 Nm 650 Nm

M 22 530 Nm 880 Nm

M 24 670 Nm 1130 Nm

M 27 1000 Nm 1650 Nm
TIGHTENING TORQUES

M 30 1330 Nm 2200 Nm

M 33 1780 Nm 3000 Nm

M 36 2300 Nm 3850 Nm

M 39 3000 Nm 5050 Nm

M 42 3700 Nm 6250 Nm

1.2. HR bolts

FOR HR (HIGH RESISTANCE) BOLTS, YOU MUST FOLLOW THE TIGHTENING

TORQUE INDICATED ON THE BOLTS’ PACKAGING.
THIS, BECAUSE FOR A SAME HR BOLT, THE TIGHTENING TORQUE CAN
CHANGE ACCORDING TO THE BOLT’S SUPPLIER AND TO THE THREAD
TIGHTENING TORQUE EFFICIENCY RATIO. A TOO HIGH TIGHTENING TORQUE
CAN DEFORM THE BOLT.

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The following tightening torques are only indicative for HR bolts originally mounted to the
machine at Sandvik’s workshop. Unit used is Newton metre (Nm).

TAILLE / TYPE 8.8 TYPE 10.9

SIZE
GRADE 8.8 GRADE 10.9
(mm)
HEXAGONAL “ALLEN”
K:0,12 K:0,13 K:0,14 K:0,15 K:0,12 K:0,13 K:0,14 K:0,15
M 16 170 185 200 210 240 260 280 300
M 20 330 360 385 415 465 505 545 580
M 22 450 490 525 565 635 685 740 795
TIGHTENING

M 24 570 620 665 715 805 870 940 1005

TORQUES

M 30 1135 1230 1325 1420 1600 1730 1865 2000

Nm Nm

K : Thread tightening torque efficiency ratio.

2. LIST OF ASSEMBLY PRODUCTS

MANUFACTURER’S
PART NB. DESCRIPTION INFORMATION
NAME

73712002 loctite 243 normal lock thread basic assembly

73712080 loctite 262 medium lock thread

73712011 loctite 270 strong lock thread special application, not removable

73712030 loctite 317 rings bearing ass’y

73712090 loctite 510 contact faces

73712050 loctite 542 sealing pipe hydraulic plumbing

73712003 ardrox 996 crack detector

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3. CONVERSION CHART

HOW TO CONVERT

Multiply units at the right end side of this chart by the ratio to convert into units
shown at the left side.
Divide units shown at the right side by the converting ratio, to convert into units
shown at the left side.

UNITS SYMBOL RATIO UNITS SYMBOL

LENGHT

pouce - inch in 2.54 <==> centimètre cm

pouce - inch in 25.4 <==> millimètre mm

pied - foot ft 30.48 <==> centimètre cm

pied - foot ft 0.3048 <==> mètre m

millimètre mm 0.04 <==> pouce - inch in

centimètre cm 0.4 <==> pouce - inch in

mètre m 3.28 <==> pied - foot ft

AREA

pouce carré
square inch in2 645.16 <==> millimètre carré mm2

pied carré /
square foot ft2 0.0929 <==> mètre carré m2

WEIGHT

livre - pound lb 0.454 <==> kilogramme kg

kilogramme kg 2.203 <==> livre - pound lb

PRESSURE

livre/pouce carré
psi 0.069 <==> bar bar
pound/square inch

livre/pouce carré
psi 0.0069 <==> méga Pascal MPa
pound/square inch

livre/pouce carré
bar bar 14.5 <==> psi
pound/square inch

TORQUE

pied livre
ft.lbs 1.356 <==> Newton mètre Nm
foot pound

pied livre
Newton mètre Nm 0.737 <==> ft.lbs
foot pound

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UNITS SYMBOL RATIO UNITS SYMBOL

pied livre
kiloNewton mètre kNm 737 <==> ft.lbs
foot pound

VOLUME

gallon (US) gal 3.79 <==> litre l

litre l 0.26 <==> gallon (US) gal

pouce cubique millimètre cube

cubic inch in3 16387 <==>
cubic millimètre mm3

pied cubique mètre cube

cubic feet ft3 0.02832 <==>
cubic metre m3

FLOW

gallon(US)/minute gal/mn 3.79 <==> litre/mn l/mn

litre/mn l/mn 0.26 <==> gallon(US)/minute gal/mn

FORCE

livre
Newton N 0.2245 <==> lb
pound

livre
kilo Newton kN 224.5 <==> lb
pound

POWER

cheval cv
0.7457 <==> kilo Watt kW
horse power hp

cheval cv
kilo Watt kW 1.34 <==>
horse power hp

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4. SEALS AND DIAPHRAGMS STORAGE
General
Most rubber parts change in physical properties during storage and can become
unserviceable due to hardening, softening, cracking or other surface degragation. In
Sandvik products, this concerns O-rings, rubber U-cups and diaphragms (as in valves
and accumulators). Affecting factors are oxygen, ozone, heat, humidity or oils and
solvents. Especially nitrile rubber (NBR) is very sensitive! Almost all our rubber
products are nitrile rubber based. These instructions are based on several international
standards but mainly on ISO 2230.
Polyurethane parts are less sensitive than rubber parts.

Heat
The preferred storage temperature is under +25°C and over +0°C. If the temperature
goes under 0°C care should be taken to avoid distorting the rubber parts during
handling; before assembling the parts temperature should be increased slowly to room
temperature. Direct contacts to heaters, owens, radiators and direct sunlight should be
avoided.

Humidity
The relative humidity in the storage should be below 70%. Condensation of water
should not occure. This can happen if temperature frequently varies quickly; open or
unheated storage is not suitable! Parts should not be stored when they are moist.

Light
Direct sunlight or strong artificial light with ultraviolet content can be disastrous. To store
parts in individual UV-resistant bags is the best way. To cover the windows with an
orange or red coating is recommended. A day in direct sunlight can destroy a clean O-
ring!!

Oxygen
Ventilation should be kept low if possible especially if rubber parts are not stored in air
tight bags.

Ozone
It is not adviseable in the storage to have such apparatus that generates a lot of ozone
as powerful fluorescent lamps, devices with high tension current, big electric motors or
devices which can cause electric sparking.

Tension
Parts should be stored free without tension or deformation (ie. if O-rings are fitted in a
subassembly like a valve or a cylinder they are under tension). This should be avoided.

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If the assembled parts are well protected against oxygen and ozone in protective plastic
bags, they can be stored for short periods.

Dissolvents
Rubber parts are not allowed to be stored in contact with dissolvents. Never wash rubber
parts with solvents like petrol, benzene hydrocarbon or tricholroethylene before storing
them!

Other advisable rules

In good conditions five years storage period is acceptable without loosing any quality of
the rubber products. After five years properties of the products will be lost gradually but
not totally. Also a common rule is to use older parts first (FIFO).
Washing rubber parts with dissolvents (petrol, hydrocarbon , …) before using them in
service is not allowed! Dissolvents can deteriorate rubber parts quite quickly. Washing,
if needed, should be done with water and soap.

As an example, at Sandvik Mining and Construction Lyon, the storage is done in a

temperate area whitout humidity, the store parts are in UV-resitant bags. A label on the
bags indicates the delivery date and the validity date (delivery date + four years).

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