# Accelerator cable free play (NA6)

Canonical URL: https://miatatorque.com/spec/accelerator-cable-free-play-na6/

Applicability: NA 1990–1993 (B6) — Other years in this family inferred from 1990 factory evidence with owner approval; actual-year verification is separate.

Confidence: fsm

1–3 mm (0.039–0.118 in)

Always confirm against your factory manual. Match every restriction and follow all stages and procedure notes. Disputed claims must not be automatically resolved. The complete record below preserves every printed unit, source claim and procedure.

```json
{
  "id": "accelerator-cable-free-play-na6",
  "name": "Accelerator cable free play (NA6)",
  "aliases": [],
  "applies_to": [
    {
      "gen": "NA",
      "years": [
        1990,
        1993
      ],
      "engines": [
        "B6"
      ],
      "note": "Other years in this family inferred from 1990 factory evidence with owner approval; actual-year verification is separate."
    }
  ],
  "kind": "non-torque",
  "value_text": "1–3 mm (0.039–0.118 in)",
  "confidence": "fsm",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source": "fsm-1990",
      "page": "F–9 (PDF p. 153)",
      "as_printed": "Accelerator cable\nFree play\nmm (in)\n1—3 (0.039—0.118)",
      "verified_years": [
        1990,
        1990
      ],
      "document": {
        "id": "fsm-1990",
        "tier": 1,
        "title": "1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual",
        "part_number": "1193-10-89C",
        "covers": [
          {
            "gen": "NA",
            "years": [
              1990,
              1990
            ],
            "engines": [
              "B6"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "url": "https://archive.org/details/1990-mazda-mx-5-miata-workshop-manual_202411"
      }
    }
  ],
  "jobs": [],
  "system": "fuel-intake",
  "component": "gap-followup-2026-10",
  "componentName": "Additional factory manual gap audit",
  "sequence_diagrams": [],
  "url": "https://miatatorque.com/spec/accelerator-cable-free-play-na6/"
}
```