Bolt Tightening

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 Bolt tightening
Bolt joints

Bolt joints

Bolt torque

Bolt tension

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 Bolt tightening
Bolt joints

Supplier
Bolts are marked:

Quality of bolt.
Special conditions about the bolt.
Supplier ID.

Quality

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 Dimension of bolts
Bolt joints

Example M 16 X 210

Type of thread Length of the bolt

Diameter

16

210

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 Tightening Program usage
Bolt joints

Document:
960501.xls

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 Correct lubrication V80
Bolt joints

920098 Torque Wrench Settings

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 Various lubricants
Bolt joints

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 Right mounting
Bolt joints

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 Bolt types
Bolt joints

Stud bolts Standard bolts

HV Bolts Delta & Dacromat bolts

HV

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 Incorrect use of bolt and nuts
Bolt joints

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 Bolt tightening
Bolt torque

Bolt joints

Bolt torque

Bolt tension

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 Hydraulic tightening tools
Bolt torque

Sweeney RSL E-Rad

Hytorc Plarad
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 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Bolt torque

Minimum Requirement

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 Safety when using hydraulic torque tools
Bolt torque

Keep Hands Clear

Never Hold Hoses

Never Exceed Max Pressure

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 Pressure Charts
Bolt torque

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 Operate Hydraulic Torque Ratchet
Bolt torque

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 Incorrect placement of Torque reaction arm
Bolt torque

Incorrect placement of the reaction arm could cause potentially dangerous slippage of the torque
head. The reaction arm shall not be placed against any sloping.

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 Maintenance of Hydraulic Torque Ratchet
Bolt torque

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 Validating a Manual Torque Wrench
Bolt torque

NEXT CALIBRATION
01 – 12 - 10
dd – mm - yy

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 Using a Manual Torque Wrench
Bolt Torque

Only Use Handle

Move Slow and Steady

Do Not Use Extenders

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 Electrical impact wrench
Bolt Torque

1/2” impact wrench • Make sure torque is not exceeded

100 – 300 ft-Lbs (135 – 400 Nm) • Refer to WKI for right Impact Wrench
• Otherwise check Impact Wrench Tech
specifications

3/4" impact wrench

100 – 380 ft-Lbs (135 – 515 Nm)

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 Where to use Electrical Impact Wrench
Bolt Torque

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 Marking of bolts
Bolt Torque

Pre tightening

Final tightening

• Mark bolts correctly as you tighten

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 Bolt identification
Bolt Torque

• Collect batch numbers from boxes

• Hand it over to supervisor

•For HV bolts mount “type plate”

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 Bolt Tightening
Bolt tension

Bolt joints

Bolt torque

Bolt tension

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 Different types of hydraulic tools
Bolt tension

Pump station ITH stretch tool

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 Hydraulic safety rules
Bolt tension

• Undamaged hydraulic tools

• distance fingers and body parts

• Never hold hydraulic hoses

• Use gloves

• Use eye or face protection

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 Pressure charge
Bolt tension

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 Daily operation & checks
Bolt tension

• Keep the tools clean

• Keep connections clean

• Check cycle counter

• Monitor maximum stroke

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 Bolt Tightening

The End

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 Change record

Revision no. 03 Date: See DMS Changes by: PKR & OMUVI

Slide: 12, 13 & 14 Change: Slides about electrical connections removed (covered by Critical
Electrical Connections module)
Slide: 21, 22 Change: New slides from Installation module to cover “Electrical Impact Guns”

Slide: 23, 24 Change: New slides to cover marking of tightened bolts and attachment of
identification plate

Revision no. 05 Date: See DMS Changes by: NABHA

Slide: 17 Change: According to CRQ 201, Slide 17 added about he severity of incorrect
placement of torque wrench reaction arm while using a hydraulic torque
tensioning tool

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