Table 7 Generally, Table 9 is meant to be read from left to

Inch Nuts and Bolts right during assembly of the flywheel and coupling.
The dimension and installation drawings for the
Thread Size (Inch) Standard Torque coupling contain detailed information that is for each
1/4 12 ± 3 N·m (9 ± 2 lb ft)
assembly. The dimension and installation drawings
for the coupling can be found in the “Appendix”.
5/16 25 ± 6 N·m (18 ± 4 lb ft)
3/8 47 ± 9 N·m (35 ± 7 lb ft)
7/16 70 ± 15 N·m (52 ± 11 lb ft)
1/2 105 ± 20 N·m (77 ± 15 lb ft)
9/16 160 ± 30 N·m (118 ± 22 lb ft)
5/8 215 ± 40 N·m (159 ± 30 lb ft)
3/4 370 ± 50 N·m (273 ± 37 lb ft)
7/8 620 ± 80 N·m (457 ± 59 lb ft)
1 900 ± 100 N·m (664 ± 74 lb ft)
1 1/8 1300 ± 150 N·m (959 ± 111 lb ft)
1 1/4 1800 ± 200 N·m (1328 ± 148 lb ft)
1 3/8 2400 ± 300 N·m (1770 ± 221 lb ft)
1 1/2 3100 ± 350 N·m (2286 ± 258 lb ft)

Table 8
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Metric Nuts and Bolts Illustration 17
Coupling
Thread Size (Metric) Standard Torque
(68) Torque converter adapter assembly
M6 12 ± 3 N·m (9 ± 2 lb ft) (69) Coupling assembly
(70) O-ring seal
M8 28 ± 7 N·m (21 ± 5 lb ft)
M10 55 ± 10 N·m (41 ± 7 lb ft)
M12 100 ± 20 N·m (74 ± 15 lb ft)
M14 160 ± 30 N·m (118 ± 22 lb ft)
M16 240 ± 40 N·m (177 ± 30 lb ft)
M20 460 ± 60 N·m (340 ± 44 lb ft)
M24 800 ± 100 N·m (590 ± 74 lb ft)
M30 1600 ± 200 N·m (1180 ± 148 lb ft)
M36 2800 ± 350 N·m (2065 ± 258 lb ft)

Flywheel and Coupling Assembly Illustration 18

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Coupling
A dynamic coupling is required when connecting
the TH48-E70 transmission to a diesel engine for (71) Refer to Table 10 for bolt and washer part numbers.
(72) 4-34516 Hoist Ring
fracturing applications. (73) 8J-4351 O-Ring Seal

The flywheel and starter ring gear are ordered and 1. The flywheel is pre-installed on the Caterpillar
shipped pre-installed on Caterpillar C27 and C32 C27 and C32 crankshaft. If the flywheel has come
engines. This procedure is intended for use with any pre-attached to the engine, skip to Step 5.
engine that is listed in Table 9. MTU engines require
a flywheel adapter mounted to the existing MTU
flywheel. Cummins engines require a direct flywheel
replacement.

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