# Clutch pedal total free play (NA 1.8)

Canonical URL: https://miatatorque.com/spec/clutch-pedal-total-free-play-na8/

Applicability: NA 1994–1997 (BP, 5MT) — Other years in this family inferred from 1994 factory evidence with owner approval; actual-year verification is separate.

Confidence: fsm

5–13 mm (0.20–0.51 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": "clutch-pedal-total-free-play-na8",
  "name": "Clutch pedal total free play (NA 1.8)",
  "aliases": [],
  "applies_to": [
    {
      "gen": "NA",
      "years": [
        1994,
        1997
      ],
      "engines": [
        "BP"
      ],
      "trans": [
        "5MT"
      ],
      "note": "Other years in this family inferred from 1994 factory evidence with owner approval; actual-year verification is separate."
    }
  ],
  "kind": "non-torque",
  "value_text": "5–13 mm (0.20–0.51 in)",
  "procedure": {
    "notes": "Separate from the 0.6–3.1 mm pedal free-play measurement. Recheck pedal height after pushrod adjustment."
  },
  "confidence": "fsm",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source": "fsm-1994",
      "page": "H–5 (PDF p. 340)",
      "as_printed": "Total free play: 5—13mm {0.20—0.51 in}",
      "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": "clutch",
  "component": "gap-followup-2026-10",
  "componentName": "Additional factory manual gap audit",
  "sequence_diagrams": [],
  "url": "https://miatatorque.com/spec/clutch-pedal-total-free-play-na8/"
}
```