TM 55-2840-231-23
2-12. Compressor Case Half - Installation - Continued
COMPRESSOR/ -
Continued
1. Compressor
Case Half (2)
a. Position compressor
case half in place on
the compressor.
b. Install eight bolts (l),
and nuts (8) in each
horizontal splitline.
Bolt at positions two
and seven are pilot
bolts. Tighten nuts
on the pilot bolts to
10-15 in. lb (0.1 -
0.2 kg/m) plus lock-
nut drag; then tighten
the remaining nuts.
NOTE
To determine locknut drag, run the nut
up snug; then back off one-half turn.
The torque required to first turn the
loosened nut is locknut drag.
c. Install eight case-to-
front diffuser bolts (4)
and nuts (7). Tighten
the nuts to 10-15 in. lb
(0.1 -0.2 kg/m) plus
locknut drag.
d. Install nameplate (6)
(if applicable) and five
case-to-front support
bolts (3) and nuts (5).
Tighten the nuts to
10-15 in. lb (0.1 -0.2
kg/m) plus locknut drag.
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