INTRODUCTION
SECTION 1A. GENERAL INFORMATION
1A-3
1A
TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
STANDARD SAE GRADE #5 SCREWS
Size Torque Values Size Torque Values
8-32 27-33 in-lbs. (3-4 N.m)
1
⁄2-13 67-83 ft-lbs. (90-113 N.m)
8-36 28-34 in-lbs. (3-4 N.m)
1
⁄2-20 81-99 ft-lbs.(110-134 N.m)
10-24 39-47 in-lbs. (4-5 N.m)
9
⁄16-12 99-121 ft-lbs. (134-164 N.m)
10-32 44-54 in-lbs. (5-6 N.m)
9
⁄16-18 108-132 ft-lbs. (146-179 N.m)
1
⁄4-20 7-9 ft-lbs. (9-12 N.m)
5
⁄8-11 135-165 ft-lbs. (183-223 N.m)
1
⁄4-28 9-11 ft-lbs. (12-15 N.m)
5
⁄8-18 162-198 ft-lbs. (220-268 N.m)
5
⁄16-18 15-18 ft-lbs. (20-24 N.m)
3
⁄4-10 234-286 ft-lbs. (317-388 N.m)
5
⁄16-24 17-21 ft-lbs. (23-28 N.m)
3
⁄4-16 270-330 ft-lbs. (366-447 N.m)
3
⁄8-16 27-33 ft-lbs. (37-45 N.m)
7
⁄8-9 360-440 ft-lbs. (488-597 N.m)
3
⁄8-24 31-39 ft-lbs. (42-53 N.m)
7
⁄8-14 396-484 ft-lbs. (537-656 N.m)
7
⁄16-14 45-55 ft-lbs. (61-75 N.m) 1-8 522-638 ft-lbs. (708-865 N.m)
7
⁄
16-20 49-61 ft-lbs. (66-83 N.m) 1-12 576-704 ft-lbs. (780-954 N.m)
NOTE: These torque values are to be used for all hardware excluding: locknuts, self-tapping
screws, thread forming screws, sheet metal screws and socket head setscrews.
Metric Grade
Diameter —
5.6 8.8 10.9 12.9
Coarse Thread N.m ft-lbs. N.m ft-lbs. N.m ft-lbs. N.m ft-lbs.
M6 4.6 3.3 10.5 7.7 15 11 18 13
M7 7.8 5.6 17.5 12.9 26 18.4 29 21.3
M8 11 8.1 26 19 36 26 43 31
M10 22 16 51 37 72 53 87 64
M12 39 28 89 66 125 92 150 110
M14 62 45 141 103 198 146 240 177
M16 95 70 215 158 305 224 365 269
M18 130 95 295 217 420 309 500 368
M20 184 135 470 309 590 435 710 623
METRIC