SECTION 1 - GENERAL INFORMATION
MINIMUM HARDWARE TIGHTENING TORQUES
IN
FOOT POUNDS (NEWTON-METERS) FOR NORMAL ASSEMBLY APPLICATIONS
INCH HARDWARE AND LOCKNUTS
SAEGRADE2 SAEGRADE5
SAE
GRADES
LOCKNUTS
NOMINAL UNPLATED
PLATED UNPLATED PLATED UNPLATED PLATED GR.B GR.C
NOMINAL
SIZE or W/ZnCr or W/ZnCr
or
W/ZnCr w/GR5 w/GRS SIZE
PLATED PLATED PLATED BOLT BOLT
SILVER GOLD SILVER
GOLD SILVER GOLD
1/4
55* (6.2)
72* (8.1) 86* (9.7) 112*(13) 121* (14) 157* (18) 61* (6.9)
86* (9.8)
1/4
5/16
115* (13) 149* (17) 178* (20) 229* (26) 250* (28) 324* (37) 125* (14) 176* (20)
5/16
3/8
17 (23) 22 (30) 26 (35)
34
(46)
37
(50) 48 (65) 19 (26) 26 (35)
3/8
7/16
27 (37) 35 (47) 42 (57) 54
(73)
59 (80)
77 (104) 30 (41) 42 (57)
7/16
1/2
42 (57) 54 (73) 64 (87) 83
(113)
91
(123)
117(159) 45 (61)
64 (88)
1/2
9/16
60 (81) 77 (104) 92 (125) 120 (163) 130 (176) 169 (229) 65 (88) 92 (125)
9/16
5/8
83
(112)
107 (145) 128(174) 165 (224) 180 (244) 233 (316) 90 (122) 127 (172)
5/8
3/4
146 (198) 189 (256) 226 (306) 293 (397) 319 (432) 413 (560) 160 (217) 226 (306)
3/4
7/8
142 (193) 183 (248) 365 (495)
473 (641) 515 (698) 667 (904) 258 (350)
364 (494)
7/8
1
213 (289) 275 (373) 547 (742) 708 (960) 773 (1048) 1000 (1356) 386 (523) 545 (739)
1
NOTE: Torque values shown with * are inch pounds.
IDENTIFICATION
CAP SCREWS AND CARRIAGE BOLTS
0
SAEGRADE2
SAEGRADE5
SAE
GRADES
REGULAR NUTS
SAE
GRADE 5
SAE
GRADE 8
HEX NUTS
HEX
NUTS
LOCKNUTS
GRADE IDENTIFICATION
GRADE A NO NOTCHES
GRADE B ONE CIRCUMFERENTIAL NOTCH
GRADE C TWO CIRCUMFERENTIAL NOTCHES
•
GRADE IDENTIFICATION
GRADE A NO MARKS
GRADE B THREE MARKS
GRADE C SIX
MARKS
MARKS
NEED NOT BE LOCATED
AT CORNERS
GRADE A NO MARK
GRADE B LETTER B
GRADE C LETTER C
GRADE IDENTIFICATION
1-15