Alltech KEENAN MechFiber345, Operator'S Manual

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6.9 Shear Bolts
The following are the recommended shear bolts to be used with the KEENAN
MechFiber345 & MechFiber365.
Machine type PTO
Shaft
Shear Bolt Colour Code
540rpm input T60 M10 x 60 x 8.8 Red
1000rpm input T50 M8 x 55 x 4.6 Green
Heavy Duty PTO Option
(540rpm)
T80 M12 x 75 x 4.6 Red
CAUTION:
Failure to use the correct grade of shear bolt can
result in overload failure of the machine and will
invalidate your warranty.
Table 11: Shear bolt size & grade
6.10 Nuts And Bolts
1. After the first day, and regularly thereafter, inspect wheel nuts and
tandem axle U-bolts (where fitted).
2. After the first week, and each week thereafter, check all nuts and bolts,
including bearing nuts, for tightness.
General Torque
Stud/Bolt
type
FT/LB N.M
M22 335 450
M20 260 350
M18 200 270
U-Bolt Diameter (mm) Tightening Torque (Nm)
18 230
22 450
24 500
27 600
Table 12: General torque for wheel studs Table 13: Recommended torque for U-bolts for
tandem axles (where fitted)
Figure 41: U-Bolt Position on Bogie
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Revision A04 July 2018