Front lower ball joint to lower arm bolts and nuts
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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; 1999 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual; later manuals may differ.
54–68 ft·lb73–93 N·m73–93 N·m54–68 ft·lb
Factory manualTaken from a Mazda factory workshop manual, with page citation.
Procedure
On the NB, the 1999 manual (02–13–5) prints 73–93 N·m for the vertical bolt under the shock. The ball joint nut at the bottom of the arm is 94–116 N·m, the same as the shock lower bolt.
Applies to
- NA 1994–1997
- NB 1999–2000
- Verified in: 1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual; 1999 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual
Sources
- 1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop ManualTier 1Page R–1554–68 ft·lb (73–93 N·m)Printed: “73–93 {7.4–9.5, 54–68}”
- Page 02–13–554–68 ft·lb (73–93 N·m)Printed: “73—93 {7.4—9.5, 54—68}”
Used in jobs
Also in Front control arms
- Front upper ball joint nut (to knuckle)
- Front lower arm alignment cam bolt nuts
- Front lower arm alignment cam bolt nuts (1994 on)
- Front lower ball joint nut
- Front lower arm rear cam bolt nut (1994–97)
- Front upper arm pivot bolt nut
- Front lower arm alignment cam nuts (NB2)
- Front upper arm pivot nut (NB2)
- Front upper ball joint nut (NB2)
- Front lower ball joint to arm vertical bolt (NB2)
- Front lower ball joint to arm nut (NB2)
- Front lower ball joint to knuckle nut (NB2)
- Front upper ball joint rotation torque (NB2)
- Front lower ball joint rotation torque (NB2)