Appendix 69
Bolt Torque & Size Charts (Rev. 8/14/2002)
BOLT SIZE CHART
NOTE: Chart shows bolt thread sizes and corresponding head (wrench) sizes for standard SAE and metric bolts.
5/16 3/8 1/2 5/8 3/4 7/8
SAE Bolt Thread Sizes
MM 25 50 75 100 125 150 175
IN 1 2 3 4 5 6
7
Metric Bolt Thread Sizes
8MM 18MM14MM12MM10MM
16MM
ABBREVIATIONS
AG ............................................................. Agriculture
ATF...............................Automatic Transmission Fluid
BSPP ...........................British Standard Pipe Parallel
BSPTM...............British Standard Pipe Tapered Male
CV .................................................. Constant Velocity
CCW ............................................ Counter-Clockwise
CW ............................................................. Clockwise
F..................................................................... Female
GA................................................................... Gauge
GR (5, etc.) ......................................... Grade (5, etc.)
HHCS.......................................Hex Head Cap Screw
HT ..........................................................Heat Treated
JIC............... Joint Industry Council 37° Degree Flare
LH ...............................................................Left Hand
LT ......................................................................... Left
m ....................................................................... Meter
mm ..............................................................Millimeter
M ........................................................................ Male
MPa........................................................Mega Pascal
N .................................................................... Newton
NC.................................................... National Coarse
NF ......................................................... National Fine
NPSM................... National Pipe Straight Mechanical
NPT .........................................National Pipe Tapered
NPT SWF ........National Pipe Tapered Swivel Female
ORBM .........................................O-Ring Boss - Male
P......................................................................... Pitch
PBY ..................................................... Power Beyond
psi ........................................Pounds per Square Inch
PTO .................................................... Power Take Off
QD.................................................. Quick Disconnect
RH............................................................ Right Hand
ROPS ..........................Roll Over Protective Structure
RPM ...................................... Revolutions Per Minute
RT ......................................................................Right
SAE ........................ Society of Automotive Engineers
UNC ................................................... Unified Coarse
UNF......................................................... Unified Fine
UNS ................................................... Unified Special