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Oil pan torque specs for a Farmall Super-A ??

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NCDC

12-24-2007 15:38:07




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I recently acquired an early 50's Super-A and have a slight leak around the oil pan. When I checked the oil pan bolts, a number were loose, but after many searches I can't find the correct torque spec (one post said they used 10 ft-lb, and another 90 ft-lb!!). Anybody have this info??

Thanks much in advance!

NCDC




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GeneMO

12-25-2007 20:36:22




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 Re: Oil pan torque specs for a Farmall Super-A ?? in reply to NCDC, 12-24-2007 15:38:07  
This is pretty technical so hang with me here. You use a 1/4 or 3/8 ratchet handle. Tighten them till they just touch. Then give them about a quarter turn more. Give them a little more after you run it a bit. Too much or too long of a ratchet handle and they will strip out or twist off. Never owned a torque wrench, but sure twisted off my share of bolts, mostly when I was an impatient teenager and my dad warned me not to tighen them "too tight".


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kmm

12-24-2007 22:00:15




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 Re: Oil pan torque specs for a Farmall Super-A ?? in reply to NCDC, 12-24-2007 15:38:07  
I would stick with the 10lb.for stamped steel pans, for a cast steel pan I know the manual called for 24lb.



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CNKS

12-24-2007 17:47:04




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 Re: Oil pan torque specs for a Farmall Super-A ?? in reply to NCDC, 12-24-2007 15:38:07  
Use a 1/4 inch ratchet handle and just make them snug. Cork gaskets and your oil pan do not need much torque. I don't think you will find a listed torque spec.



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georgeky

12-24-2007 16:17:53




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 Re: Oil pan torque specs for a Farmall Super-A ?? in reply to NCDC, 12-24-2007 15:38:07  
I would start with 10 pound. 90 would strip every hole. These are stripped quite easy as it is. Overtightening will also cause them to leak as it distorts the mating surface and doesn't seal good. I suspect 20 pounds max. Put NEW lock washers on and draw them tight and call it good is what I do.



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SuperA-Tx

12-24-2007 20:13:05




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 Re: Oil pan torque specs for a Farmall Super-A ?? in reply to georgeky, 12-24-2007 16:17:53  
George,

I had to use some blue locktite on my bolts to keep them from comming loose. I had more trouble with that oil pan gasket than the rest of the tractor.



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georgeky

12-24-2007 22:42:44




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 Re: Oil pan torque specs for a Farmall Super-A ?? in reply to SuperA-Tx, 12-24-2007 20:13:05  
I usually just snug mine good, then resnug after running a while. I have forgotten to check them for quite a while and were nearly falling out. I have also stripped a couple in the past. They can be a bit touchy.



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glennster

12-25-2007 05:25:29




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 Re: Oil pan torque specs for a Farmall Super-A ?? in reply to georgeky, 12-24-2007 22:42:44  
george, i like to put a dab of silicone rtv sealer on the bolt threads for the pan, valve cover and side covers. the rtv will keep the bolts from shaking out, and they are easy to remove. if you ever need to remove em again, they come right out, and you can chase the threads with a tap to clean up any silicone before re-assembly. like the other guys said, i use a 1/4 inch drive stubby rachet just to get em snug. them 1/4-20 bolts break pretty easy!!!!

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georgeky

12-25-2007 06:26:38




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 Re: Oil pan torque specs for a Farmall Super-A ?? in reply to glennster, 12-25-2007 05:25:29  
Like to use a short wrench too, saw a man in a garage once installing an oil pan on a pickup with an air ratchet. I suppose it would have been ok if he had regulated the pressure, but about a month later the guy that owned the truck told me every bolt was stripped. He made it his mission to tell everyone around what kind of mechanics where working that old garage. After abour a year they closed up. Flea market in the garage now.

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