# Automatic torque converter to drive plate bolts (NA 1.8)

Canonical URL: https://miatatorque.com/spec/at-torque-converter-bolts-na-bp/

Applicability: NA 1994–1997 (BP, 4AT)

Confidence: fsm

26–36 ft·lb / 35–49 N·m

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
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  "id": "at-torque-converter-bolts-na-bp",
  "name": "Automatic torque converter to drive plate bolts (NA 1.8)",
  "aliases": [],
  "applies_to": [
    {
      "gen": "NA",
      "years": [
        1994,
        1997
      ],
      "engines": [
        "BP"
      ],
      "trans": [
        "4AT"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "kind": "torque",
  "torque": {
    "nm": [
      35,
      49
    ],
    "kgfm": [
      3.5,
      5
    ],
    "ftlb": [
      26,
      36
    ]
  },
  "procedure": {
    "notes": "Hand-tighten in a crisscross pattern. When using SST 49 0877 435, correct the torque-wrench setting for the wrench/SST combination using the factory torque formula. 1994 factory evidence; applicability to 1995–1997 is inferred within the owner-approved NA 1.8 year group."
  },
  "confidence": "fsm",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source": "fsm-1994",
      "page": "K–149",
      "as_printed": "35–49 N·m {3.5–5.0 kgf·m, 26–36 ft·lbf}",
      "verified_years": [
        1994,
        1994
      ],
      "torque": {
        "nm": [
          35,
          49
        ],
        "kgfm": [
          3.5,
          5
        ],
        "ftlb": [
          26,
          36
        ]
      },
      "document": {
        "id": "fsm-1994",
        "tier": 1,
        "title": "1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual",
        "covers": [
          {
            "gen": "NA",
            "years": [
              1994,
              1997
            ],
            "engines": [
              "BP"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "note": "Mazda's base manual for 1994–97; later model years got supplements, which we haven't checked yet."
      }
    }
  ],
  "jobs": [],
  "system": "transmission",
  "component": "reaudit-1994",
  "componentName": "Additional 1994 factory service specifications",
  "sequence_diagrams": [],
  "url": "https://miatatorque.com/spec/at-torque-converter-bolts-na-bp/"
}
```