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Soft top set plate mounting nuts (NA 1.8)
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Not yet checked against the factory manual for your car's year. It's verified in the 1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual; later manuals may differ.
≈79–104 in·lb in·lb8.9–11.7 N·m8.9–11.7 N·m≈79–104 in·lb in·lb
Factory manualTaken from a Mazda factory workshop manual, with page citation.
Procedure
Owner confirmed the printed secondary unit is erroneous; selected and parsed torque use N·m only. Loosely install the set plates beginning at the left, fully raise and latch the top, zip the rear window, then tighten the set plate nuts.
Applies to
- NA 1994–1997 (BP) — Other years in this family inferred from 1994 factory evidence with owner approval; actual-year verification is separate.
- Verified in: 1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual
Sources
- 1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop ManualTier 1Page S–55 (PDF p. 813)≈79–104 in·lb (8.9–11.7 N·m)Printed: “8.9—11.7 N·m {90—120 kgf·cm, 79—104 ft·lbf}”
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