# Parking brake lever stroke (NA8)

Canonical URL: https://miatatorque.com/spec/parking-brake-lever-stroke-na8/

Applicability: NA 1994–1997 (BP) — Other years inferred from 1994 factory evidence.

Confidence: fsm

7—9 notches at 196 N {20 kgf, 44 lbf}

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": "parking-brake-lever-stroke-na8",
  "name": "Parking brake lever stroke (NA8)",
  "aliases": [],
  "applies_to": [
    {
      "gen": "NA",
      "years": [
        1994,
        1997
      ],
      "engines": [
        "BP"
      ],
      "note": "Other years inferred from 1994 factory evidence."
    }
  ],
  "kind": "non-torque",
  "value_text": "7—9 notches at 196 N {20 kgf, 44 lbf}",
  "procedure": {
    "notes": "Depress brake pedal several times before measuring lever stroke. Adjust lever nut as needed. Verify warning light at one notch and no wheel drag with parking brake released."
  },
  "confidence": "fsm",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source": "fsm-1994",
      "page": "P–34 (PDF p. 699)",
      "as_printed": "196 N {20 kgf, 44 lbf}\nStroke: 7—9 notches",
      "verified_years": [
        1994,
        1994
      ],
      "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": "brakes",
  "component": "inventory-pass-2026-10",
  "componentName": "Service measurements and fasteners",
  "sequence_diagrams": [],
  "url": "https://miatatorque.com/spec/parking-brake-lever-stroke-na8/"
}
```