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Fittings
Tools
Removal Tool
Use the LT-300 Removal Tool
to detach LiteTouch
®
and
Super Flangeless
™
Ferrules
from tubing. Simply slide the
appropriate tool blade slot
between the lock ring and the
ferrulebody.With a slight twist,
the ring will pop off, releasing
the ferrule from the tubing.
Please Note: This Removal
Tool will not work with the LT-135 Ferrule System.
F-346
P-298
P-399
P-297
P-299
Extender Tools
These tools can be used to tighten most of our knurled nuts in hard
to reach places. See the application note on this page for knurl size
and corresponding extender tool.
For precise tightening, the extender tools listedwith 1/4” hex drives are
designed to adapt to any torquewrenchwith a female 1/4” socket, such
as the VHP-4000 Torque Driver on page 8. The tools featured on this
pagealso include theFlushNut
™
wrenches, used to tighten theFlushNuts
found throughout this chapter and described in detail on page 31.
Wrenches
For your convenience, we offer
wrenches in three standard
sizes. You will need two A-304
wrenches to tighten most nuts
into unions found on page 36
(for unions 1593 andU-352, you
need one A-304 and one A-320
wrench).
The IDEX Wrench is slotted
to fit over 1/16” and 1/8” OD
tubing, and has 1/4” and 5/16”
internal hex ends, to engage with the heads of the hex-head fttings
most commonly used with Rheodyne
®
valves and the stainless steel
fttings listed on page 10.
Part No.
Description
Material
Qty.
EXTENDER TOOLS
P-291
Extender Tool for Standard Head Nuts, with 1/4” Hex Drive
Aluminum
ea.
P-298
Extender Tool for Standard Head Nuts
Delrin
®
ea.
P-299
Extender Tool for Standard Head Nuts
Aluminum
ea.
P-399
Extender Tool for Standard Head Nuts, Short
Aluminum
ea.
P-297
Extender Tool for Headless Nuts
Aluminum
ea.
P-292
Extender Tool for Headless Nuts, with 1/4” Hex Drive
Aluminum
ea.
P-277
Extender Tool for Standard Micro Nuts
Aluminum
ea.
N-290
Extender Tool for Micro Headless Nuts
Aluminum
ea.
P-278
Extender Tool for Female Nuts, with 1/4” Hex Drive
Aluminum
ea.
MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS
A-304
Wrench, 1/4” x 5/16”
Steel
ea.
A-305
Wrench, 1/2” x 9/16”
Steel
ea.
A-320
Wrench, 3/8” x 7/16”
Steel
ea.
6810
IDEX Wrench, 1/4” x 5/16”
Steel
ea.
F-345
FlushNut Wrench for 10-32 Threaded Fittings
Steel/Plastic Handle
ea.
F-346
FlushNut Wrench for 1/4-28 Threaded Fittings
Steel/Plastic Handle
ea.
LT-300
Removal Tool for LiteTouch and Super Flangeless Ferrules
Steel/Plastic Handle
ea.
Application Note
The drawings represent actual size of the various knurled head designs of
the Upchurch Scientifc
®
nuts featured in this chapter. Select the appropriate
extender tool for the knul pattern of the nut you’ve selected.
Female Knurl
Standard Knurl
Headless Knurl
Standard Micro Knurl Micro Headless Knurl
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