TM 55-1945-205-24-4 0247 00 3 0247 00 Table 1.  SAE Standard Torque Table. SAE GRADE NO. 2 SAE GRADE NO. 5 SAE GRADE NO. 8 DRY WET DRY WET DRY WET DIA IN. THREADS PER INCH IN. LBS N-m IN. LBS N-m IN. LBS N-m IN. LBS N-m IN. LBS N-m IN. LBS N-m 1/4 20 66 7.46 49 5.54 101 11.41 76 8.58 143 16.15 107 12.09 1/4 28 75 8.47 56 6.33 116 13.10 87 9.83 164 18.53 123 13.89 5/16 18 135 15.25 101 11.41 209 23.61 157 17.73 295 33.32 221 24.96 5/16 24 150 17.17 112 12.65 230 25.98 173 19.54 327 36.94 245 27.68 3/8 16 240 27.11 180 20.33 370 41.80 278 31.40 523 59.08 392 44.28 3/8 24 272 30.73 204 23.04 420 47.44 315 35.58 593 66.99 445 50.27 7/16 14 384 43.38 288 32.53 593 66.99 445 50.27 837 94.55 628 70.94 7/16 20 428 48.35 321 36.26 662 74.78 496 56.03 935 105.62 700 79.07 1/2 13 585 66.08 439 49.59 904 102.12 678 76.59 1277 144.25 958 108.22 1/2 20 660 74.55 495 55.92 1020 115.22 764 86.30 1440 162.66 1080 122.00