# Manual transmission shift rod end bolts (1991)

Canonical URL: https://miatatorque.com/spec/mt-shift-rod-end-bolts-na-1991/

Applicability: NA 1991 (B6, 5MT)

Confidence: single-source

71–106 in·lb / 8–12 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-shift-rod-end-bolts-na-1991",
  "name": "Manual transmission shift rod end bolts (1991)",
  "aliases": [],
  "applies_to": [
    {
      "gen": "NA",
      "years": [
        1991,
        1991
      ],
      "engines": [
        "B6"
      ],
      "trans": [
        "5MT"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "kind": "torque",
  "torque": {
    "nm": [
      8,
      12
    ],
    "inlb": [
      71,
      106
    ]
  },
  "confidence": "single-source",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source": "mitchell1-1991-manual-transmission-overhaul",
      "page": "PDF p. 18",
      "as_printed": "INCH Lbs. (N.m)\nShift Rod End Bolts 71-106 (8-12)",
      "torque": {
        "nm": [
          8,
          12
        ],
        "inlb": [
          71,
          106
        ]
      },
      "note": "Secondary M-type transmission table, explicitly applicable to Miata; limited to the 1991 printout. Other Mitchell1 documents count as the same publisher.",
      "document": {
        "id": "mitchell1-1991-manual-transmission-overhaul",
        "tier": 2,
        "title": "Mitchell1 1991 MX-5 Miata: 1991 manual transmission overhaul",
        "covers": [
          {
            "gen": "NA",
            "years": [
              1991,
              1991
            ]
          }
        ],
        "url": "https://www.mellens.net/mazda/Mazda-Miata-1991-1993/1991_manual_transmission_overhaul.pdf",
        "note": "Secondary service printout. Citations identify the Miata fastener and printed PDF page. Reproduced Mazda procedures are additional lookup locations, not independent factory evidence. Other Mitchell1 documents count as the same publisher."
      }
    }
  ],
  "jobs": [],
  "system": "transmission",
  "component": "manual-transmission",
  "componentName": "Manual transmission",
  "url": "https://miatatorque.com/spec/mt-shift-rod-end-bolts-na-1991/"
}
```