HOUSING-TORQUE CONVERTER 7G3116 - Caterpillar

TORQUE SEQUENCE(1) Tighten three bolts to a torque of ... 55 7 N m (40 5 lb.ft.)(2) Put 9S3263 Thread Lock on the threads of the studs before installation.(3) Put 9S3263 Thread Lock on the stud serrations. Tighten the nut to a torque of ... 55 7 N m (40 5 lb.ft.)(4) Torque for plug ... 55 14 N m (40 10 lb.ft.)(5) Torque for plug ... 10 1 N m (7 1 lb.ft.) Put 9S3263 Thread Lock on the threads of the plugs before installation.Torque the bolts that hold the flywheel housing to the block in the sequence that follows: a. Tighten bolts 1 thru 8 in number sequence to a torque of ... 135 14 N m (100 10 lb.ft.)b. Tighten bolts 9 thru 21 in number sequence to a torque of ... 55 7 N m (40 5 lb.ft.)c. Tighten bolts 1 thru 8 again in number sequence to a torque of ... 135 14 N m (100 10 lb.ft.)d. Tighten bolts 9 thru 21 again in number sequence to a torque of ... 55 7 N m (40 5 lb.ft.)After assembly, cut the gasket off even with the bottom of the flywheel housing.See FLYWHEEL HOUSING RUNOUT and FLYWHEEL HOUSING BORE for the correct methods of flywheel housing inspection.