Torque Spec on 5 Series Tractors

[whis]

put your wrench on it, give it a little tug and don't worry about it.

 

[jd110]

This is true. 52 ft lbs in manual. In my opinion, they don't need to be that tight although I don't think there is any danger of stripping the threads if you do make it that tight. 25 0or 30 ft lbs should be plenty to keep it from coming loose.

 

[Wolfman]

Thanks for the input. I guess its good to know that the drain plug can be tightened down good without fearing stripping it out. I have read about other models of tractors drain plugs stripping out without much torque at all. No wonder why the drain plug was on so tight from the factory, I would guess they torqued it to the 52 ft lbs.

Thanks again.