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Front hub / wheel bearing Hub locknut, dust shield and related brake and wheel fasteners.
Use this checklist to track fasteners you handle. It is not a complete repair procedure or a verified disassembly order. Follow your factory manual for access, support, tightening sequences and inspections. Select your car and check each variant before using a value.
Checklist: https://miatatorque.com/jobs/front-hub/All NA & NB variants; select your car to narrow the list.
You’ll replace No replacement list is recorded in these specs. Check the cited procedures for seals, gaskets and single-use hardware.
Fluids & settings Fluid types, capacities and settings have not been catalogued for this job. Check your factory manual before filling or adjusting.
1. Hub and dust shield Factory manual 123–159 ft·lb 167–216 N·m 167–216 N·m 123–159 ft·lb
Not yet checked against the factory manual for your car’s year. Check the source coverage on the spec page.
1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual — Page M–7 Printed: “167–216 N·m (17–22 kgf·m, 123–159 ft·lbf)” 1999 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual — Page 03–11–2 Printed: “167—215 {17—22, 123—159}” Factory manual 12–17 ft·lb 16–23 N·m 16–23 N·m 12–17 ft·lb
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1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual — Page M–8 Printed: “16–23 N·m (1.6–2.3 kgf·m, 12–17 ft·lbf)” 1999 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual — Page 03–11–2 Printed: “16—22 {1.6—2.3, 12—16}” Factory manual 123–159 ft·lb 166.6–215.6 N·m 166.6–215.6 N·m 123–159 ft·lb
Notes Use a new locknut and stake it as instructed. Not yet checked against the factory manual for your car’s year. Check the source coverage on the spec page.
2005 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual (electronic manual capture) — Page PDF p. 1136 Printed: “166.6—215.6 {16.99—21.98, 122.9—159.0}
N·m {kgf·m, ft·lbf}” Factory manual 12–17 ft·lb 15.7–22.5 N·m 15.7–22.5 N·m 12–17 ft·lb
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2005 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual (electronic manual capture) — Page PDF p. 1136 Printed: “15.7—22.5 {1.61—2.29, 11.6—16.5}
N·m {kgf·m, ft·lbf}” 2. Brake bracket Factory manual 36–51 ft·lb 49–69 N·m 49–69 N·m 36–51 ft·lb
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1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual — Page P–19 Printed: “49—69 (5.0—7.0, 36—51)” 1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual — Page P–26 Printed: “49–69 N·m (5.0–7.0 kgf·m, 36–51 ft·lbf)” 1999 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual — Page 04–11–14 Printed: “49—69 {5.0—7.0, 36—51}” 1999 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual — Page 03–11–2 Printed: “50—68 {5.0—7.0, 37—50}” 3. Wheel lug nuts Factory manual 65–87 ft·lb 88–118 N·m 88–118 N·m 65–87 ft·lb
Lubrication Dry. Never oil the nuts, studs or wheel contact faces. Sequence Crisscross pattern Four-lug crisscross pattern Tighten an opposite pair, then the remaining opposite pair. Numbers one and two are opposite; three and four are opposite. 1 2 3 4 Crisscross: an opposite pair, then the other pair. Abstract pattern; wheel orientation is arbitrary. Not yet checked against the factory manual for your car’s year. Check the source coverage on the spec page.
1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual — Page Q–4 Printed: “88—118 N·m (9—12 m-kg, 65—87 ft-lb)” 1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual — Page Q–4 Printed: “88–118 N·m (9–12 kgf·m, 65–87 ft·lbf)” 1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual — Page R–15 Printed: “89–117 N·m (9.0–12.0 kgf·m, 66–86 ft·lbf)” 1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual — Page M–11 Printed: “88–118 N·m (9–12 kgf·m, 65–87 ft·lbf)” 1999 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual — Page 02–10–1 Printed: “89—117 N·m {9.0—12.0 kgf·m, 66—86 ft·lbf}” 1999 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual — Page 02–50–1 Printed: “89—117 {9—12, 66—86}” 1999 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual — Page 06–10–1 Printed: “89–117 N·m {9.0–12.0 kgf·m, 66–86 ft·lbf}” Factory manual 66–86 ft·lb 89–117 N·m 89–117 N·m 66–86 ft·lb
Notes Also printed on PDF p. 1128. Not yet checked against the factory manual for your car’s year. Check the source coverage on the spec page.
2005 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual (electronic manual capture) — Page PDF p. 1054 Printed: “89—117 N·m {9.0—12.0 kgf·m, 66—86 ft·lbf}” 2005 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual (electronic manual capture) — Page PDF p. 1132 Printed: “89—117 N·m {9.0—12.0 kgf·m, 66—86
ft·lbf}” 2005 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual (electronic manual capture) — Page PDF p. 1265 Printed: “89—117 N·m {9.0—12.0 kgf·m, 66—86
ft·lbf}” 2005 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual (electronic manual capture) — Page PDF p. 1656 Printed: “89—117 N·m {9.0—12.0 kgf·m, 66—86
ft·lbf}” 2005 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual (electronic manual capture) — Page PDF p. 1124 Printed: “89—117 {9—12, 66—86}
N·m {kgf·m, ft·lbf}”