All the torque values that I have seen on the forum are quoted in nm. Does anyone have the conversion factor for in-lbs or ft-lbs?

Thanks all.

ezdriver 200 XK8 1995 XJ6

 

Here's a printable chart.

http://www.thetoolhut.com/Torque-Con...sh-Metric.html

And another one:

http://www.fastenertechnology.com/torque_conversion.htm

 

See http://www.convertunits.com/from/new...to/foot+pounds

 

Is this what you are looking for? http://www.chapelsteel.com/ft-lbs-joules.html

 

Thanks guys. That is exactly what I was looking for.

EZdriver

 

I am the exact opposite. Every thing i do at work is in Metric. So i am alway confused when people star talking in tenths and fifteenths.

Im glad they helped you figure it out.

 

So many of the engine parts, like valve covers, are 10 nm. That works out to 7.4 ft. lbs--not very tight. My 3/8" torque wrench starts @ 5 ft. lbs--and doesn't have any marks for nm. I just Google'd the conversion charts.

 

Or roughly the weight of a 12 pack of beer, at the end of a 12" handle, provided you drank two of the beers on the way home from the store.

BTW - I see so many peeps wonder/misunderstand the reason for torque values expressed as xx-xx lb/ft. The first number is for used fasteners, the second for new. New fasteners stretch, used fasteners have already stretched.