# Connecting rod bushing-to-pin clearance (NA8)

Canonical URL: https://miatatorque.com/spec/connecting-rod-pin-clearance-na8/

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

Confidence: fsm

Clearance: 0.010—0.027mm {0.0004—0.0010 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": "connecting-rod-pin-clearance-na8",
  "name": "Connecting rod bushing-to-pin clearance (NA8)",
  "aliases": [],
  "applies_to": [
    {
      "gen": "NA",
      "years": [
        1994,
        1997
      ],
      "engines": [
        "BP"
      ],
      "note": "Other years inferred from 1994 factory evidence."
    }
  ],
  "kind": "non-torque",
  "value_text": "Clearance: 0.010—0.027mm {0.0004—0.0010 in}",
  "procedure": {
    "notes": "Calculate corresponding bushing inside diameter minus piston-pin outside diameter."
  },
  "confidence": "fsm",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source": "fsm-1994",
      "page": "B–56 (PDF p. 93)",
      "as_printed": "Clearance: 0.010—0.027mm {0.0004—0.0010 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": "engine",
  "component": "inventory-pass-2026-10",
  "componentName": "Service measurements and fasteners",
  "sequence_diagrams": [],
  "url": "https://miatatorque.com/spec/connecting-rod-pin-clearance-na8/"
}
```