# Differential bearing cap bolts (1992)

Canonical URL: https://miatatorque.com/spec/diff-bearing-cap-bolts-1992/

Applicability: NA 1992 (B6)

Confidence: fsm

27–38 ft·lb / 37–52 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
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  "id": "diff-bearing-cap-bolts-1992",
  "name": "Differential bearing cap bolts (1992)",
  "aliases": [
    "diff",
    "rear end"
  ],
  "applies_to": [
    {
      "gen": "NA",
      "years": [
        1992,
        1992
      ],
      "engines": [
        "B6"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "kind": "torque",
  "torque": {
    "nm": [
      37,
      52
    ],
    "kgfm": [
      3.8,
      5.3
    ],
    "ftlb": [
      27,
      38
    ]
  },
  "procedure": {
    "notes": "1990 M–42 explicitly prints 68–89 N·m; the 1992 assembly procedure prints 37–52 N·m. These remain separate model-year records."
  },
  "confidence": "fsm",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source": "fsm-1992",
      "page": "M–43 (PDF p. 599)",
      "as_printed": "37—52 N·m (3.8—5.3 m-kg, 27—38 ft-lb)",
      "torque": {
        "nm": [
          37,
          52
        ],
        "kgfm": [
          3.8,
          5.3
        ],
        "ftlb": [
          27,
          38
        ]
      },
      "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": "driveshaft-differential",
  "component": "differential",
  "componentName": "Differential",
  "sequence_diagrams": [],
  "url": "https://miatatorque.com/spec/diff-bearing-cap-bolts-1992/"
}
```