1.12
Section 1
Safety and General Information
General Torque Values
Metric Fastener Torque Recommendations for Standard Applications
Size
M4ȱ ŗǯŘȱǻŗŗǼȱ ŗǯŝȱǻŗśǼȱ ŘǯşȱǻŘŜǼȱ ŚǯŗȱǻřŜǼȱ śǯŖȱǻŚŚǼȱ ŘǯŖȱǻŗŞǼ
M5ȱ ŘǯśȱǻŘŘǼȱ řǯŘȱǻŘŞǼȱ śǯŞȱǻśŗǼȱ ŞǯŗȱǻŝŘǼȱ şǯŝȱǻŞŜǼȱ ŚǯŖȱǻřśǼ
M6ȱ ŚǯřȱǻřŞǼȱ śǯŝȱǻśŖǼȱ şǯşȱǻŞŞǼȱ ŗŚǯŖȱǻŗŘŚǼȱ ŗŜǯśȱǻŗŚŜǼȱ ŜǯŞȱǻŜŖǼ
M8ȱ ŗŖǯśȱǻşřǼȱ ŗřǯŜȱǻŗŘŖǼȱ ŘŚǯŚȱǻŘŗŜǼȱ řřǯşȱǻřŖŖǼȱ ŚŖǯŝȱǻřŜŖǼȱ ŗŝǯŖȱǻŗśŖǼ
Tightening Torque: N·m (ft. lb.) + or - 10%
Property Class
Size
M10 ŘŗǯŝȱǻŗŜǼȱ ŘŝǯŗȱǻŘŖǼȱ ŚŝǯśȱǻřśǼȱ ŜŜǯŚȱǻŚşǼȱ ŞŗǯŚȱǻŜŖǼȱ řřǯşȱǻŘśǼ
M12 řŜǯŜȱǻŘŝǼȱ ŚŝǯśȱǻřśǼȱ ŞŘǯŝȱǻŜŗǼȱ ŗŗŜǯŜȱǻŞŜǼȱ ŗřşǯŝȱǻŗŖřǼȱ ŜŗǯŖȱǻŚśǼ
M14 śŞǯřȱǻŚřǼȱ ŝŜǯŚȱǻśśǼȱ ŗřŗǯśȱǻşŝǼȱ ŗŞŚǯŚȱǻŗřŜǼȱ ŘŗşǯŝȱǻŗŜŘǼȱ şŚǯşȱǻŝŖǼ
Noncritical
Fasteners
Into Aluminum
Noncritical
Fasteners
Into Aluminum
Tightening Torque: N·m (in. lb.) + or - 10%
Property Class
4.8
5.8
8.8
10.9 12.9
4.8
5.8
8.8 10.9
12.9
ȉȱƽȱǯȱǯȱ¡ȱŖǯŗŗř
ȉȱƽȱĞǯȱǯȱ¡ȱŗǯřśŜ
in. lb. = N·m x 8.85
Ğǯȱǯȱƽȱȉȱ¡ȱŖǯŝřŝ
Torque
Conversions
Oil Drain Plug Tightening Torque: N·m (English Equiv.)
Size
1/8" NPT
1/4"
3/8"
1/2"
3/4"
X-708-1
Into Cast Iron
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ŗŝǯŖȱǻŗśŖȱǯȱǯǼ
ŘŖǯřȱǻŗŞŖȱǯȱǯǼ
ŘŝǯŗȱǻŘŖȱĞǯȱǯǼ
řřǯşȱǻŘśȱĞǯȱǯǼ
ŘŝǯŗȦřřǯşȱǻŘŖȦŘśȱĞǯȱǯǼ
Into Aluminum
ŚǯśȱǻŚŖȱǯȱǯǼ
ŗŗǯřȱǻŗŖŖȱǯȱǯǼ
ŗřǯŜȱǻŗŘŖȱǯȱǯǼ
ŗŝǯŜȱǻŗřȱĞǯȱǯǼ
ŘŗǯŝȱǻŗŜȱĞǯȱǯǼ
ŘŝǯŗȦřřǯşȱǻŘŖȦŘśȱĞǯȱǯǼ