# Connecting rod cap nuts (1992 B6)

Canonical URL: https://miatatorque.com/spec/connecting-rod-cap-nuts-1992/

Applicability: NA 1992 (B6)

Confidence: fsm

37–40 ft·lb / 50–54 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
{
  "id": "connecting-rod-cap-nuts-1992",
  "name": "Connecting rod cap nuts (1992 B6)",
  "aliases": [
    "rod bolts",
    "con rod"
  ],
  "applies_to": [
    {
      "gen": "NA",
      "years": [
        1992,
        1992
      ],
      "engines": [
        "B6"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "kind": "torque",
  "torque": {
    "nm": [
      50,
      54
    ],
    "kgfm": [
      5.1,
      5.5
    ],
    "ftlb": [
      37,
      40
    ]
  },
  "procedure": {
    "lubrication": "Clean engine oil on the crankpin journals and connecting rod bearings",
    "sequence": "Align the cap matching marks; tighten the nuts in two or three steps. No intermediate torque values are specified."
  },
  "confidence": "fsm",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source": "fsm-1992",
      "page": "B–66 (PDF p. 102)",
      "as_printed": "Tighten the connecting rod cap nuts in two or three steps.\n50-54 N·m (5.1-5.5 m-kg, 37-40 ft-lb)",
      "torque": {
        "nm": [
          50,
          54
        ],
        "kgfm": [
          5.1,
          5.5
        ],
        "ftlb": [
          37,
          40
        ]
      },
      "document": {
        "id": "fsm-1992",
        "tier": 1,
        "title": "1992 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual",
        "part_number": "1271-10-91G (9999-95-0428-92)",
        "covers": [
          {
            "gen": "NA",
            "years": [
              1992,
              1992
            ],
            "engines": [
              "B6"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "note": "Cover identifies model year 1992; the download folder name is not evidence for 1993."
      }
    }
  ],
  "jobs": [],
  "system": "engine",
  "component": "bottom-end",
  "componentName": "Bottom End",
  "sequence_diagrams": [],
  "url": "https://miatatorque.com/spec/connecting-rod-cap-nuts-1992/"
}
```