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3.17 TORQUE SPECIFICATION___________________________________________________
Textron Turf Care And Specialty Products uses Grade 5 Plated bolts as standard, unless otherwise noted. For
tightening plated bolts, use the value given for lubricated.
3.18 TORQUE REQUIREMENTS __________________________________________________
1.
Ball joints: 30 - 35 ft lb., (40.5 - 47.2 N.m).
2.
Bedknife shoe: 25 - 37 ft lb., (34 - 50 N.m).
3.
Steering wheel nut 25-30 ft. lb., (34-41 N.m)
4.
Wheel mounting hardware 80-95 ft lb., (108 -
128 N.m). Check and retorque daily until torque is
maintained.
CAUTION
All torque values included in these charts are approximate and are for reference only. Use of these torque values is at
your sole risk. Textron Turf Care And Specialty Products is not responsible for any loss, claim, or damage arising from
the use of these charts. Extreme caution should always be used when using any torque value.
AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD FASTENERS
SIZE
UNITS
GRADE 5
GRADE 8
SIZE
UNITS
GRADE 5
GRADE 8
Lubricated
Dry
Lubricated
Dry
Lubri-
cated
Dry
Lubri-
cated
Dry
#6-32
in-lb (Nm)
–
20 (2.3)
–
–
7/16-14
ft-lb (Nm)
37 (50.1)
50 (67.8)
53 (71.8)
70 (94.9)
#8-32
in-lb (Nm)
–
24 (2.7)
–
30 (3.4)
7/16-20
ft-lb (Nm)
42 (56.9)
55 (74.6)
59 (80.0)
78 (105)
#10-24
in-lb (Nm)
–
35 (4.0)
–
45 (5.1)
1/2-13
ft-lb (Nm)
57 (77.2)
75 (101)
80 (108)
107 (145)
#10-32
in-lb (Nm)
–
40 (4.5)
–
50 (5.7)
1/2-20
ft-lb (Nm)
64 (86.7)
85 (115)
90 (122)
120 (162)
#12-24
in-lb (Nm)
–
50 (5.7)
–
65 (7.3)
9/16-12
ft-lb (Nm)
82 (111)
109 (148)
115 (156)
154 (209)
1/4-20
in-lb (Nm)
75 (8.4)
100 (11.3)
107 (12.1)
143 (16.1)
9/16-18
ft-lb (Nm)
92 (124)
122 (165)
129 (174)
172 (233)
1/4-28
in-lb (Nm)
85 (9.6)
115 (13.0)
120 (13.5)
163 (18.4)
5/8-11
ft-lb (Nm)
113 (153)
151 (204)
159 (215)
211 (286)
5/16-18
in-lb (Nm)
157 (17.7)
210 (23.7)
220 (24.8)
305 (34.4)
5/8-18
ft-lb (Nm)
128 (173)
170 (230)
180 (244)
240 (325)
5/16-24
in-lb (Nm)
173 (19.5)
230 (26.0)
245 (27.6)
325 (36.7)
3/4-10
ft-lb (Nm)
200 (271)
266 (360)
282 (382)
376 (509)
3/8-16
ft-lb (Nm)
23 (31.1)
31 (42.0)
32 (43.3)
44 (59.6)
3/4-16
ft-lb (Nm)
223 (302)
298 404
315 (427)
420 (569)
3/8-24
ft-lb (Nm)
26 (35.2)
35 (47.4)
37 (50.1)
50 (67.8)
7/8-14
ft-lb (Nm)
355 (481)
473 (641)
500 (678)
668 (905)
METRIC FASTENERS
SIZE
UNITS
Non Critical
Fasteners
into
Aluminum
Lubricated
Dry
Lubricated
Dry
Lubricated
Dry
Lubricated
Dry
M4
Nm (in-lb)
–
–
–
–
–
–
3.83 (34)
5.11 (45)
2.0 (18)
M5
Nm (in-lb)
1.80 (16)
2.40 (21)
4.63 (41)
6.18 (54)
6.63 (59)
8.84 (78)
7.75 (68)
10.3 (910
4.0 (35)
M6
Nm (in-lb)
3.05 (27)
4.07 (36)
7.87 (69)
10.5 (93)
11.3 (102)
15.0 (133)
13.2 (117)
17.6 (156)
6.8 (60)
M8
Nm (in-lb)
7.41 (65)
9.98 (88)
19.1 (69)
25.5 (226)
27.3 (241)
36.5 (323)
32.0 (283)
42.6 (377)
17.0 (150)
M10
Nm (ft-lb)
14.7 (11)
19.6 (14)
37.8 (29)
50.5 (37)
54.1 (40)
72.2 (53)
63.3 (46)
84.4 (62)
33.9 (25)
M12
Nm (ft-lb)
25.6 (19)
34.1 (25)
66.0 (48)
88.0 (65)
94.5 (70)
125 (92)
110 (81)
147 (108)
61.0 (45)
M14
Nm (ft-lb)
40.8 (30)
54.3 (40)
105 (77)
140 (103)
150 (110)
200 (147)
175 (129)
234 (172)
94.9 (70)
4.6
8.8
10.9
12.9