Dodge Dakota (ND). Manual — part 2

FASTENER USAGE

DESCRIPTION

FASTENER USAGE

WARNING: Use of an incorrect fastener may result in component damage or personal injury.

Fasteners and torque specifications references in this Service Manual are identified in metric and SAE format.

During any maintenance or repair procedures, it is important to salvage all fasteners (nuts, bolts, etc.) for reassem-
bly. If the fastener is not salvageable, a fastener of equivalent specification must be used.

THREADED HOLE REPAIR

Most stripped threaded holes can be repaired using a Helicoil

T

. Follow the vehicle or Helicoil

T

recommendations for

application and repair procedures.

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METRIC SYSTEM

DESCRIPTION

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The metric system is based on quantities of one, ten, one hundred, one thousand and one million.

The following chart will assist in converting metric units to equivalent English and SAE units, or vise versa.

CONVERSION FORMULAS AND EQUIVALENT VALUES

MULTIPLY

BY

TO GET

MULTIPLY

BY

TO GET

in-lbs

x
0.11298

= Newton Meters
(N·m)

N·m

x 8.851

= in-lbs

ft-lbs

x
1.3558

= Newton Meters
(N·m)

N·m

x
0.7376

= ft-lbs

Inches Hg (60° F)

x 3.377

= Kilopascals (kPa)

kPa

x
0.2961

= Inches Hg

psi

x 6.895

= Kilopascals (kPa)

kPa

x 0.145

= psi

Inches

x 25.4

= Millimeters (mm)

mm

x
0.03937

= Inches

Feet

x
0.3048

= Meters (M)

M

x 3.281

= Feet

Yards

x
0.9144

= Meters

M

x
1.0936

= Yards

mph

x
1.6093

= Kilometers/Hr.
(Km/h)

Km/h

x
0.6214

= mph

Feet/Sec

x
0.3048

= Meters/Sec (M/S)

M/S

x 3.281

= Feet/Sec

mph

x
0.4470

= Meters/Sec (M/S)

M/S

x 2.237

= mph

Kilometers/Hr. (Km/h)

x
0.27778

= Meters/Sec (M/S)

M/S

x 3.600

Kilometers/Hr. (Km/h)

COMMON METRIC EQUIVALENTS

1 inch = 25 Millimeters

1 Cubic Inch = 16 Cubic Centimeters

1 Foot = 0.3 Meter

1 Cubic Foot = 0.03 Cubic Meter

1 Yard = 0.9 Meter

1 Cubic Yard = 0.8 Cubic Meter

1 Mile = 1.6 Kilometers

Refer to the Metric Conversion Chart to convert torque values listed in metric Newton- meters (N·m). Also, use the
chart to convert between millimeters (mm) and inches (in.).

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TORQUE REFERENCES

DESCRIPTION

Individual Torque Charts appear within many or the Groups. Refer to the Standard Torque Specifications Chart for
torque references not listed in the individual torque charts.

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