# Shock absorber piston rod nut (top hat) (1992)

Canonical URL: https://miatatorque.com/spec/shock-piston-rod-nut-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": "shock-piston-rod-nut-1992",
  "name": "Shock absorber piston rod nut (top hat) (1992)",
  "aliases": [
    "shock shaft nut",
    "top hat nut",
    "strut",
    "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–13, R–14 (PDF pp. 717–718)",
      "as_printed": "29—36 N·m (3.0—3.7 m-kg, 22—27 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-front",
  "component": "front-shocks",
  "componentName": "Front shocks & springs",
  "sequence_diagrams": [],
  "url": "https://miatatorque.com/spec/shock-piston-rod-nut-1992/"
}
```