On a tractor that age, torque was not as critical as it is on more modern equipment. Back when that tractor was contemporary, very few folks had torque wrenches. Even less used them. Putting cast iron parts together was simply not that critical. Most engines were very forgiving in that era.
I learned the value of a torque wrench when I had just started out doing transmission work. I had just rebuilt a transmission and it would not shift right. I fiddled and fiddled until finally the factory rep got involved. His first question was "did you use a torque wrench on the valve body?" My answer , of course, was "no." He told me to drop the pan, loosen the bolts on the valve body, and retighten them using a torque wrench. I did that and it fixed the problem. I learned a lesson that day, and I have remembered it ever since.
Still, if I were working on an 8N tractor, I would probably not use a torque wrench. Tightening things evenly is more important than the actual torque value.
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