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Connecting rod bushing-to-pin clearance (NA8)
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Not yet checked against the factory manual for your car's year. It's verified in the 1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual; later manuals may differ.
Clearance: 0.0004—0.0010 in (0.010—0.027 mm)Clearance: 0.010—0.027mm {0.0004—0.0010 in}
Factory manualTaken from a Mazda factory workshop manual, with page citation.
Procedure
Calculate corresponding bushing inside diameter minus piston-pin outside diameter.
Applies to
- NA 1994–1997 (BP) — Other years inferred from 1994 factory evidence.
- Verified in: 1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual
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- 1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop ManualTier 1
Page B–56 (PDF p. 93) · Printed value & notes
Page B–56 (PDF p. 93)Printed: “Clearance: 0.010—0.027mm {0.0004—0.0010 in}”
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