# Brake pedal-to-floor clearance — minimum (NA8)

Canonical URL: https://miatatorque.com/spec/brake-pedal-floor-clearance-na8/

Applicability: NA 1994–1997 (BP) — Other years inferred from 1994 factory evidence.

Confidence: fsm

95 mm {3.74  in} minimum without carpet, at 589 N {60 kgf, 132 lbf}

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": "brake-pedal-floor-clearance-na8",
  "name": "Brake pedal-to-floor clearance — minimum (NA8)",
  "aliases": [],
  "applies_to": [
    {
      "gen": "NA",
      "years": [
        1994,
        1997
      ],
      "engines": [
        "BP"
      ],
      "note": "Other years inferred from 1994 factory evidence."
    }
  ],
  "kind": "non-torque",
  "value_text": "95 mm {3.74  in} minimum without carpet, at 589 N {60 kgf, 132 lbf}",
  "procedure": {
    "notes": "Floor panel to center of upper pedal surface at specified force. Exclude carpet. If below specification, inspect for air in brake system. NA 8 does not print min., but following instruction explicitly identifies clearance below 95 as failure."
  },
  "confidence": "fsm",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source": "fsm-1994",
      "page": "P–9 (PDF p. 674)",
      "as_printed": "589 N {60 kgf, 132 lbf}\nPedal-to-floor clearance: 95mm {3.74 in}\n(Without carpet)",
      "verified_years": [
        1994,
        1994
      ],
      "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": "brakes",
  "component": "inventory-pass-2026-10",
  "componentName": "Service measurements and fasteners",
  "sequence_diagrams": [],
  "url": "https://miatatorque.com/spec/brake-pedal-floor-clearance-na8/"
}
```