Overview – CONNECTING ROD CAP SCREW 3695503F
The Cummins CONNECTING ROD CAP SCREW 3695503F is a direct replacement used in Cummins reciprocating positions as the connecting rod cap screw clamping the rod to the crank, with no modification required at installation.
Parts Characteristics
A connecting rod cap screw that clamps the rod cap to the rod journal, so the cap stays put under the combustion load. It carries the clamp that the rotating assembly depends on, so a true, correctly torqued screw keeps the cap from walking and the journal from scoring.
Applicable Models & Applications
Used at Cummins reciprocating positions specifying this connecting rod cap screw (series). Match the thread, the length and the tensile grade against your old screw – rod screws differ in how they clamp and stretch.
Maintenance & Replacement
Inspect for stretch and a nicked thread at every bottom-end service. A screw that has begun to yield lets the cap creep, and the creep is what knocks the journal.
Confirm the torque and the lube on fit so the stretch is right. A screw run dry or too tight snaps at the fillet, and the snap is what drops the rod.
Replace as a set, never singly. A rod rebuilt with one new screw and one old runs uneven, and the uneven is what lets the cap move.
Keep the correct connecting rod cap screws for your engine on the bench. They cost little, they hold the rotating mass, and a bottom end open on a screw is an engine waiting on a small part.
Price Reference (USD)
As a reference, the CONNECTING ROD CAP SCREW 3695503F is typically priced between USD 8 and USD 45 depending on configuration, lot size, and current exchange rates.
Value & Service
We supply brand-new Cummins connecting rod cap screws with the thread and grade confirmed against your engine, so the rod stays clamped.
Racer Machinery’s catalog covers the full Cummins General Parts range, and the CONNECTING ROD CAP SCREW 3695503F is priced to keep your maintenance budget under control.
