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Crankshaft end play (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.
End play: 0.0032—0.0111 in (0.080—0.282 mm) Maximum: 0.012 in (0.30 mm)End play: 0.080—0.282mm {0.0032—0.0111 in} Maximum: 0.30mm {0.012 in}
Factory manualTaken from a Mazda factory workshop manual, with page citation.
Procedure
Measure with main caps correctly installed/torqued, using dial indicator. Correct excessive play per factory thrust-bearing procedure.
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–63 (PDF p. 100) · Printed value & notes
Page B–63 (PDF p. 100)Printed: “End play: 0.080—0.282mm {0.0032—0.0111 in} Maximum: 0.30mm {0.012 in}”
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