Torque spec guide?

[Burgi]

Does anyone know of a torque spec list for the 2024 Tacoma?

just looking for basic stuff like drain/fill plug torques.

thanks

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[JoeMongo]

Well, there's at least 100 pages of fastener torque specs in one of the file folders for the "Factory Manuals" electronic service manual. They are broken down by service task. Some are multiple pages of specs. Some are a single torque value. some are in between.

I usually just print the torque specs from all my service manuals and leave them under a magnet on the shop fridge for easy access when I need a number, but this is kinda ridiculous. I'll probably just print the ones that I use frequently, the first time that I need to look them up.
j.

 

[diverjm]

Well, there's at least 100 pages of fastener torque specs in one of the file folders for the "Factory Manuals" electronic service manual. They are broken down by service task. Some are multiple pages of specs. Some are a single torque value. some are in between.

I usually just print the torque specs from all my service manuals and leave them under a magnet on the shop fridge for easy access when I need a number, but this is kinda ridiculous. I'll probably just print the ones that I use frequently, the first time that I need to look them up.
j.

Any chance you know the torque spec for the bolts (2 on each side) that fasten the hood to the hinges?

 

[EastonTaco]

A question for you guys who certainly know more about torque specs than me. How important is it to get a bolt tightened to a torque spec? I get it that if tightening multiple bolts on something like an engine head it’s important to keep things even to prevent warping. However, I installed the OEM bed step where warping is not an issue and it seemed to me that as long as I had the bolts good and tight without over tightening that I should be OK. There were torque values on the instructions but I did not have a torque wrench. Likewise there are torque specs for lug nuts but who has a torque wrench when fixing a flat and I have never seen a tire mechanic use one at a tire shop. Is it really that important and I missing an important step (no pun intended).

 

[JoeMongo]

A question for you guys who certainly know more about torque specs than me. How important is it to get a bolt tightened to a torque spec? I get it that if tightening multiple bolts on something like an engine head it’s important to keep things even to prevent warping. However, I installed the OEM bed step where warping is not an issue and it seemed to me that as long as I had the bolts good and tight without over tightening that I should be OK. There were torque values on the instructions but I did not have a torque wrench. Likewise there are torque specs for lug nuts but who has a torque wrench when fixing a flat and I have never seen a tire mechanic use one at a tire shop. Is it really that important and I missing an important step (no pun intended).

First, don't let those tire shops touch your truck ever again. I've had an improperly torqued wheel fall off a car after an idiot installed the wheel. Luckily it wasn't a huge disaster.

Second, too tight will destroy your female threads just as fast as your male threaded studs. They are both threaded in a manner to protect them from failing, but only to a certain degree. There is a lot of info available that I can't go into tonight.

Too little torque, and the connection will vibrate into a loose connection and the loose part will back itself out and fall off. Too much torque and one of the two male/female parts will be destroyed, and then the same thing happens.

The correct amount of torque on the nut/bolt/screw/stud/whatever, will tighten the connection enough that the friction caused by the elasticity of the stretched threads will prevent the connection from failing. That's what you need!

Now, if a bolt on you bed step falls out, you probably will notice before your wife hurts herself trying to climb in your truck. Then again, maybe not. Don't take that chance.

If you fail to torque the oil pan drain plug correctly after changing your oil and the drain plug falls out and all the oil drains out in the middle of nowhere without you noticing, you may have a long hike to get to a place where you can get your destroyed truck towed to an expensive repair shop to get the motor replaced.
j.

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