Industrial Maintenance and Mechatronics CH-4-5 Tools and Fasteners 100% Correct

Industrial Maintenance and Mechatronics CH-4-5 Tools and Fasteners 100% Correct SAE Society of Automotive Engineers metric system The decimal measuring system based on the meter, liter, and gram as units of length, capacity, and weight or mass. wrenches used to tighten or loosen nuts and bolts. Sockets used to tighten or loosen nuts and bolts, comes in various size and a ratcheting handle. ratchet A device consisting of a bar or wheel with a set of angled teeth in which a pawl, cog, or tooth engages, allowing motion in one direction. Breaker Bar The most powerful and strongest socket handle. It should be used when breaking loose large or extremely tight bolts and nuts. Longer handle that provides more torque. torque wrench apply additional leverage to a fastener; looks like a socket wrench but has additional internal mechanisms designed to measure and limit the amount of force being applied. Used when specification of torque are requires for a fastener. Hex Keys used to tighten or loosen machine bolts and screws. adjustable wrench Referred a crescent wrench too, it has a fixed jaw and one movable jaw with an adjustment screw that help size the distance between the fixed and movable jaw. screwdriver used to tighten or loosen different types of fasteners. Two common types: Phillips and Slotted. Nut Driver Combination between a screwdriver and a socket. wire stripper A tool used when terminating a cable. The tool cuts away the plastic jacket or coating around the wires in a cable so that a connector can be installed on the end of the cable. Caliper A measuring instrument having two adjustable jaws typically used to measure diameter or thickness. Make easy to measure small parts. machinist rule 6" ruler that has markings for 1/32 and 1/64 of an inch. Files Tool used to remove burrs and small