# 5MT reverse idler shaft bolt (NA 1.8)

Canonical URL: https://miatatorque.com/spec/mt-reverse-idler-shaft-bolt-na-bp/

Applicability: NA 1994–1997 (BP, 5MT)

Confidence: fsm

79–112 in·lb / 8.9–12.7 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
{
  "id": "mt-reverse-idler-shaft-bolt-na-bp",
  "name": "5MT reverse idler shaft bolt (NA 1.8)",
  "aliases": [],
  "applies_to": [
    {
      "gen": "NA",
      "years": [
        1994,
        1997
      ],
      "engines": [
        "BP"
      ],
      "trans": [
        "5MT"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "kind": "torque",
  "torque": {
    "nm": [
      8.9,
      12.7
    ],
    "kgfcm": [
      90,
      130
    ],
    "inlb": [
      79,
      112
    ]
  },
  "procedure": {
    "notes": "1994 factory evidence; applicability to 1995–1997 is inferred within the owner-approved NA 1.8 year group."
  },
  "confidence": "fsm",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source": "fsm-1994",
      "page": "J–30",
      "as_printed": "8.9–12.7 N·m {90–130 kgf·cm, 79–112 in·lbf}",
      "verified_years": [
        1994,
        1994
      ],
      "torque": {
        "nm": [
          8.9,
          12.7
        ],
        "kgfcm": [
          90,
          130
        ],
        "inlb": [
          79,
          112
        ]
      },
      "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": "transmission",
  "component": "reaudit-1994",
  "componentName": "Additional 1994 factory service specifications",
  "sequence_diagrams": [],
  "url": "https://miatatorque.com/spec/mt-reverse-idler-shaft-bolt-na-bp/"
}
```