METRIC CONVERSIONS
1988 Jeep Cherokee
GENERAL INFORMATION
METRIC CONVERSIONS
METRIC CONVERSIONS
Metric conversions are making life more difficult for the mechanic. In addition to doubling the number of tools required, metric-dimensioned nuts and bolts are used alongside English components in many new vehicles. The mechanic has to decide which tool to use, slowing down the job. The tool problem can be solved by trial and error, but some metric conversions aren’t so simple. Converting temperature, lengths or volumes requires a calculator and conversion charts, or else a very nimble mind. Conversion charts are only part of the answer though, because they don’t help you "think" metric, or "visualize" what you are converting. The following examples are intended to help you "see" metric sizes:
LENGTH
Meters are the standard unit of length in the metric system. The smaller units are 10ths (decimeter), 100ths (centimeter), and 1000ths (millimeter) of a meter. These common examples might help you to visualize the metric units:
A meter is slightly longer than a yard (about 40 inches).
An aspirin tablet is about one centimeter across (.4 inches).
A millimeter is about the thickness of a dime.
VOLUME
Cubic meters and centimeters are used to measure volume, just as we normally think of cubic feet and inches. Liquid volume measurements include the liter and milliliter, like the English quarts or ounces.
One teaspoon is about 4 cubic centimeters.
A liter is about one quart.
A liter is about 61 cubic inches.
WEIGHT
The metric weight system is based on the gram, with the most common unit being the kilogram (1000 grams). Our comparable units are ounces and pounds:
A kilogram is about 2.2 pounds.
An ounce is about 2 8 grams.
TORQUE
Torque is somewhat complicated. The term describes the amount of effort exerted to turn something. A chosen unit of weight or force is applied to a lever of standard length. The resulting leverage is called torque. In our standard system, we use the weight of one pound applied to a lever a foot long, resulting in the unit called a footpound. A smaller unit is the inch-pound (the lever is one inch long).
Metric units include the meter kilogram (lever one meter long with a kilogram of weight applied) and the Newton-meter (lever one
meter long with force of one Newton applied). Some conversions are:
A meter kilogram is about 7.2 foot pounds.
A foot pound is about 1.4 Newton-meters.
A centimeter kilogram (cmkg) is equal to .9 inch pounds.
PRESSURE
Pressure is another complicated measurement. Pressure is described as a force or weight applied to a given area. Our common unit is pounds per square inch. Metric units can be expressed in several ways. One is the kilogram per square centimeter (kg/cm) . Another unit of pressure is the Pascal (force of one Newton on an area of one square meter), which equals about 4 ounces on a square yard. Since this is a very small amount of pressure, we usually see the kiloPascal, or kPa (1000 Pascals). Another common automotive term for pressure is the bar (used by German manufacturers) , which equals 10 Pascals. Thoroughly confused? Try the examples below:
Atmospheric pressure at sea level is about 14.7 psi.
Atmospheric pressure at sea level is about 1 bar.
Atmospheric pressure at sea level is about 1 kg/cm .
One pound per square inch is about 7 kPa.
CONVERSION FACTORS
CONVERSION FACTORS
|
TO CONVERT |
TO |
MULTIPLY BY |
|
LENGTH |
|
|
|
Millimeters (mm) |
Inches |
.03937 |
|
Inches |
Millimeters |
25.4 |
|
Meters (M) |
Feet |
3.28084 |
|
Feet |
Meters |
.3048 |
|
Kilometers(Km) |
Miles |
.62137 |
|
AREA |
|
|
|
Square Centimeters (cm) |
Square Inches |
.155 |
|
Square Inches |
Square Centimeters |
6.45159 |
|
VOLUME |
|
|
|
Cubic Centimeters |
Cubic Inches |
.06103 |
|
Cubic Inches |
Cubic Centimeters |
16.38703 |
|
Liters |
Cubic Inches |
61.025 |
|
Cubic Inches |
Liters |
.01639 |
|
Liters |
Quarts |
1.05672 |
|
Quarts |
Liters |
.94633 |
|
Liters |
Pints |
2.11344 |
|
Pints |
Liters |
.47317 |
|
Liters |
Ounces |
33.81497 |
|
Ounces |
Liters |
.02957 |
|
WEIGHT |
|
|
|
Grams |
Ounces |
.03527 |
|
Ounces |
Grams |
28.34953 |
|
Kilograms |
Pounds |
2.20462 |
|
Pounds |
Kilograms |
.45359 |
|
WORK |
|
|
|
Centimeter Kilograms |
Inch Pounds |
.8676 |
|
Pounds/Sq. Inch |
Kilograms/Sq.Centimeter |
.07031 |
|
Bar |
Pounds/Sq. Inch |
14.504 |
|
Pounds/Sq. Inch Atmosphere Pounds/Sq. Inch |
Bar Pounds/Sq. Inch Atmosphere |
.06895 14.696 .06805 |
|
TEMPERATURE Centigrade Degrees Fahrenheit Degrees |
Fahrenheit Degrees Centigrade Degrees |
(Cx(9)/5)+32 (F-32)x(5)/9 |
CONVERSION
FACTORS (Cont.
INCHES
DECIMALS
mm
1/64
016
1/32 031
3/64 047
1/16 063
5/64 078
3/32 094
7/64 109
1/8 125
9/64 141
5/32 156
11/64 172
3/16 188
13/64 203
7/32 219
15/64 234
1/4 250
17/64 266
9/32 281
19/64 297
5/16 313
21/64 328
11/32 344
23/64 359
3/8 375
25/64 391
13/32 406
27/64 422
7/16 438
29/64 453
15/32 469
31/64 484
1/2 500
33/64 516
17/32 531
35/64 547
9/16 563
37/64 578
19/32 594
39/64 609
5/8 625
41/64 641
21/32 656
43/64 672
11/16 687
45/64 703
23/32 719
47/64 734
3/4 750
49/64 766
.397
.794
1.191
1.588
1.984
2.381
2.778
3.175
3.572
3.969
4.366
4.763
5.159
5.556
5.953
6.350
6.747
7.144
7.541
7.938
8.334
8.731
9.128
9.525
9.992
10.319
10.716
11.113
11.509
11.906
12.303
12.700
13.097
13.494
13.891
14.288
14.684
15.081
15.478
15.875
16.272
16.669
17.066
17.463
17.859
18.256
18.653
19.050
19.447
25/32 781
19.844
51/64 797 20.241
13/16 813 20.638
53/64 828 21.034
27/32 844 21.431
55/64 859 21.828
7/8 875 22.225
57/64 891 22.622
29/32 906 23.019
59/64 922 23.416
15/16 938 23.813
61/64 953 24.209
31/32 969 24.606
63/64 984 25.003
1 1.000 25.400
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