# Rear shock upper mount (mounting plate) nuts (1992)

Canonical URL: https://miatatorque.com/spec/rear-shock-top-mount-nuts-1992/

Applicability: NA 1992 (B6)

Confidence: fsm

22–27 ft·lb / 29–36 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": "rear-shock-top-mount-nuts-1992",
  "name": "Rear shock upper mount (mounting plate) nuts (1992)",
  "aliases": [
    "top hat nuts",
    "damper"
  ],
  "applies_to": [
    {
      "gen": "NA",
      "years": [
        1992,
        1992
      ],
      "engines": [
        "B6"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "kind": "torque",
  "torque": {
    "nm": [
      29,
      36
    ],
    "kgfm": [
      3,
      3.7
    ],
    "ftlb": [
      22,
      27
    ]
  },
  "confidence": "fsm",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source": "fsm-1992",
      "page": "R–22 (PDF p. 726)",
      "as_printed": "29—36 (3.0—3.7, 22—27)\nN·m (m-kg, ft-lb)",
      "torque": {
        "nm": [
          29,
          36
        ],
        "kgfm": [
          3,
          3.7
        ],
        "ftlb": [
          22,
          27
        ]
      },
      "document": {
        "id": "fsm-1992",
        "tier": 1,
        "title": "1992 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual",
        "part_number": "1271-10-91G (9999-95-0428-92)",
        "covers": [
          {
            "gen": "NA",
            "years": [
              1992,
              1992
            ],
            "engines": [
              "B6"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "note": "Cover identifies model year 1992; the download folder name is not evidence for 1993."
      }
    }
  ],
  "jobs": [
    "shocks"
  ],
  "system": "suspension-rear",
  "component": "rear-shocks",
  "componentName": "Rear shocks & springs",
  "sequence_diagrams": [],
  "url": "https://miatatorque.com/spec/rear-shock-top-mount-nuts-1992/"
}
```