Kohler Engines. These are in no particular order.


Model Number Rod Bolts Head Bolts Flywheel Nut
K91 140 200 40-50 ft
K141 200 15-20 ft 85-90 ft
K161 200 15-20 ft 85-90 ft
K181 200 (140/100)* 15-20 ft 85-90 ft
K241 285 (260/200)* 25-30 ft 50-60 ft
K301 285 (260/200)* 25-30 ft 50-60 ft
K321 285 (260/200)* 25-30 ft 50-60 ft
K341 285 (260/200)* 25-30 ft 50-60 ft
CS4 106 177 48 ft
CS6 106 177 48 ft
CS8.5** 106 or 120 36 ft 48 or 85 ft
CS10 120 36 ft 85 ft
CS12 120 36 ft 85 ft
K482 200 or 300^ 35 ft 115 ft
K532 200 or 300^ 35 ft 115 ft
K582 200 or 300^ 35 ft 115 ft
K662 35 ft 40ft 130ft

** IF SPEC NUMBER BEGINS WITH 95, USE THE LOWER VALUE. IF SPEC NUMBER BEGINS WITH 92, USE HIGHER VALUE.

* NUMBERS IN PARENTHESIS ARE FOR RODS USING POSI-LOCK BOLTS. NEW BOLT/USED BOLT TORQUE, RESPECTIVELY. OTHERWISE, ENGINE HAS CAPSCREWS.

^ 200 IN LBS FOR ENGINES WITH 5/16″ BOLTS. 300 IN LBS FOR ENGINES WITH 3/8″ BOLTS.


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11 responses to “Kohler Torque Specs”

  1. Lloyd Hale says:

    I need the bolt torque specs for a Kohler KH-CV740-0026 if you have them avaliable.

  2. bob spencer says:

    I need head torqe specs for a Kohler 4KHXS.4902GB 16 hp single cyl.engine.

  3. I need torque specs on head fo modle SV690S

  4. Bill Bartlett says:

    looking for rod bolts torque for a Kohler CV 20s
    Thank you

  5. John says:

    May I have the main pulley bolt spec 23 hp Kohler

  6. Mark says:

    I need the torq specs for a sv830

  7. Vic says:

    Need specs for Kohler 16 hp tractor in regards to torque lbs

  8. Bill Wilson says:

    Is there a specific order to torque head bolts on a Kohler 14 hp cast iron engine

  9. Gerd Beckmann, PhD says:

    Hello I am doing an upper end rebuild on my 20 HP John Deere C20H engine. It sucked in the bolt that holds the air filter .

    Only a bent push rod resulted. Didn’t get past intake valve luckily and didn’t bend or damage valve seat. Checked run out and all good so lapped valve and bought new push rod and gasket kit

    Can anyone help with various bolts , and also I read conflicting information as to the head gasket embossed numbers up vs down toward piston. Appreciate specs and any advice on rebuild. Plan to replace both shaft seals and relocate oil cooler to frame by having a local hydraulic company make me swaged oil lines to/from oil cooler.

    Thank you.

    Newbie to this forum.

  10. What the torque on the crankshaft at bottom of piston arm the bolts that connect to the Piston arm around crankshaft

  11. Dan Horne says:

    Ran my cub cadet out of oil (spin oil filter backed off) and found that one of the hydraulic lifters had collapsed causing the push rod to become separated from it’s rocker. Only one rocker was displaced. I removed all four rockers and push rods and couldn’t find any damage. I put everything back together but didn’t “oil out” the lifters. I torqued the rockers down (no torque wrench) when in a non-compressed state. It ran great for 45 minutes and the problem re-appeared . Is this a bad lifter problem or a pilot error in tightening the rocker bolts? I’ve read that the torque needs to be 100 in lbs, but I used way more than that. Once again, it’s running fine or am I just waiting for it happen again? Do I need to remove the lifters and push the oil out of them, and can I remove the lifters without removing the heads? Should I just replace all the lifters?

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