# Clutch pedal minimum disengagement height (NB1)

Canonical URL: https://miatatorque.com/spec/clutch-pedal-disengagement-height-nb1/

Applicability: NB 1999–2000 (BP-4W, 5MT/6MT) — Other years in this family inferred from 1999 factory evidence with owner approval; actual-year verification is separate.

Confidence: fsm

68 mm (2.68 in), minimum, with carpet

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": "clutch-pedal-disengagement-height-nb1",
  "name": "Clutch pedal minimum disengagement height (NB1)",
  "aliases": [],
  "applies_to": [
    {
      "gen": "NB",
      "years": [
        1999,
        2000
      ],
      "engines": [
        "BP-4W"
      ],
      "trans": [
        "5MT",
        "6MT"
      ],
      "note": "Other years in this family inferred from 1999 factory evidence with owner approval; actual-year verification is separate."
    }
  ],
  "kind": "non-torque",
  "value_text": "68 mm (2.68 in), minimum, with carpet",
  "procedure": {
    "notes": "Minimum distance from the upper pedal-pad surface to the carpet with the pedal fully depressed."
  },
  "confidence": "fsm",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source": "fsm-1999",
      "page": "05–10–4 (PDF p. 461)",
      "as_printed": "Minimum disengagement height\n68 mm {2.68 in} (With carpet)",
      "verified_years": [
        1999,
        1999
      ],
      "document": {
        "id": "fsm-1999",
        "tier": 1,
        "title": "1999 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual",
        "covers": [
          {
            "gen": "NB",
            "years": [
              1999,
              2000
            ],
            "engines": [
              "BP-4W"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "url": "https://www.mellens.net/mazda/Mazda-Miata-1999-2001.pdf"
      }
    }
  ],
  "jobs": [],
  "system": "clutch",
  "component": "gap-followup-2026-10",
  "componentName": "Additional factory manual gap audit",
  "sequence_diagrams": [],
  "url": "https://miatatorque.com/spec/clutch-pedal-disengagement-height-nb1/"
}
```