Re: Torque spec for transfer case drain plugs

NewsSkimmer wrote:
> These NPT drain plugs are as soft as butter....that scares me that
> the case is even softer.
>
> NPT plugs like this are a pita.
>
> Thanks for your help....I'd still like a torque value if anybody has
> it.
> skimmer
>
> "Repairman" <repairman54@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:g3df1q$tpt$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Just snug them up, that's all I did when I serviced my Yukon. The
>> plugs are harder than the case they go into.  A drain plug is a
>> drain plug is a..............
>>
>>
>>> "NewsSkimmer" <NewsSkimmer@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>> news:jeF5k.12891$Ri.7323@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>> I need to change the fluid in my 99 OBS Tahoe's transfer case.
>>>>
>>>> Both the NPT drain plugs and the case are looking mighty soft. Can
>>>> any of you techs tell me how tight to tighten the plugs?...maybe a
>>>> torque spec from the guides? I'd like to just set the torque
>>>> wrench and be safe.
>>>>
>>>> I have the New Process two-speed push-button model.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance.

15 foot pounds is probably in the ball park.  According to my 2005
Silverado 
factory shop manual, transfer case drain/fill plug torque specification is

20Nm or 15 lb. ft. for NVG 149-NP3, NVG 246-NP8, NVG 261-NP2, and NVG 
263-NP1.  Hope this helps.