TM 55-1945-205-24-4 0247 00 4 0247 00 Table 2.  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 FT LBS N-m FT LBS N-m FT LBS N-m FT LBS N-m FT LBS N-m FT LBS N-m 9/16 12 70 94.92 53 71.87 109 147.80 82 111.19 154 208.82 115 155.94 9/16 18 78 105.77 59 80.00 121 164.08 91 123.40 171 231.88 128 173.57 5/8 11 97 131.53 73 98.99 150 203.40 113 153.23 212 287.47 159 215.60 5/8 18 110 149.16 82 111.19 170 230.52 127 172.21 240 325.44 180 244.08 3/4 10 172 233.23 129 174.92 269 364.76 201 272.56 376 509.86 282 382.39 3/4 16 192 260.35 144 195.26 297 402.73 223 302.29 420 569.52 315 427.14 1 8 - - - - 644 873.26 483 654.95 909 1232.60 683 926.15 1 12 - - - - 704 954.62 528 715.97 995 1349.22 746 1011.58