Bearing Bracket - Tightening Specification and Sequence

Fig 1: Bearing Bracket - Tightening Specifications and Sequence

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• Replace the bolts that were tightened with an additional turn after removing them.

• Tighten the bolts in the steps shown in the sequence:

BEARING BRACKET - TIGHTENING SPECIFICATION AND SEQUENCE

Step	Bolts	Tightening Specification/Additional Turn
1.	-1 to 7-	Install by hand all the way
2	-1 to 6-	9 Nm
3.	-7-	M6: pretension to 8 Nm M8: pretension to 20 Nm
4.	-7-	90° additional turn