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Hardtop car-side rear deck plate mounting bolts (NA 1.8)
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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.
≈7–11 ft·lb9.81–14.7 N·m9.81–14.7 N·m≈7–11 ft·lb
Factory manualTaken from a Mazda factory workshop manual, with page citation.
Procedure
Car-side plates only. The plate inside the top-side rear latch assembly has a separate 18–26 N·m specification.
Applies to
- NA 1994–1997 (BP) — Other years in this family inferred from 1994 factory evidence with owner approval; actual-year verification is separate.
- Verified in: 1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual
Sources
- 1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop ManualTier 1Page S–81 (PDF p. 839)≈7–11 ft·lb (9.81–14.7 N·m)Printed: “9.81—14.7 N·m {100—150 kgf·cm, 86.9—130.2 in·lbf}”
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