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VALVE INSTALLATION PROCEDURE - CONTINUED
RECOMMENDED BOLT LENGTHS
VALVE
SI
ZE
TOTAL
VALVE
BODY
WIDTH
ASME
B16.1
CLASS
125
CA
ST
IRON
FLANGE
THIC
KNES
S
ASME
B16.5
CLASS
150
ST
EEL
FLANGE
THIC
KNES
S
ASME
B16.47
(S
ER
IES
A)
CLASS
150
ST
EEL
MSS
SP
‐
44
FLANGE
THIC
KNES
S
RECO
M
ME
N
D
ED
BOLT
LE
NG
TH
TOTAL
Q
U
AN
TITY
CAP
SCREWS
/BOLTS
(TO
MOUNT
VALVE
BETWEEN
2
FLAN
GE
S)
BOLT
THREAD
SIZ
E
14”
3.01
1.38
1.38
—
2.5
24
1
‐
8
UNC
16”
3.38
1.44
1.44
—
3
32
1
‐
8
UNC
18”
4.12
1.56
1.56
—
3
32
1
‐
1/8
–
7
UNC
20”
5.14
1.69
1.69
—
3.5
40
1
‐
1/8
–
7
UNC
24”
5.98
1.88
1.88
—
4
40
1
‐
1/4
–
7
UNC
30”
6.57
2.12
—
—
4.25
56
1
‐
1/4
–
7
UNC
—
—
2.94
5
56
36”
8.00
2.38
—
—
5
64
1
‐
1/2
–
6
UNC
—
—
3.56
6
64
42”
9.88
2.62
—
—
5.25
72
1
‐
1/2
–
6
UNC
—
—
3.81
6.5
72
48”
10.87
2.75
—
—
5.5
88
1
‐
1/2
–
6
UNC
—
—
4.25
7
88
TABLE 2
TABLE 3
BOLT
GRADE
BOLT
HEAD
MARKING
LUBRICATED
BOLT
SIZE
NON
‐
LUBRICATED
BOLT
SIZE
1"
‐
8
1
⅛
"
‐
7
1¼"
‐
7
1½"
‐
6
1"
‐
8
1
⅛
"
‐
7
1¼"
‐
7
1½"
‐
6
ASTM
A307
OR
TORQUE
FT./LBS.
MINIMUM
45
70
100
170
75
100
150
240
SAE
J429
GRADE
2
MAXIMUM
140
200
300
500
240
350
500
800
BOLT
TIGHTENING
SEQUENCE
⑩
CIRCLED NUMBERS REPRESENTS BOLT NUMBER
16 BOXED NUMBERS REPRESENTS TIGHTEN SEQUENCE ORDER
FIGURE 1