Showing specs for all NA & NB Miatas

VVT actuator cover screws (NB2)

≈35–52 in·lbin·lb3.9–5.9 N·m3.9–5.9 N·m≈35–52 in·lb
Factory manualTaken from a Mazda factory workshop manual, with page citation.
Procedure

Figure prints 39–61 and 34–52 under a kgf·m/ft·lbf legend; magnitudes are inconsistent with that legend. Only N·m retained. Use printed N·m; inconsistent secondary units do not change the factory N·m value.

Applies to
  • NB 2001–2005 (BP-Z3)
  • Verified in: 2005 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual (electronic manual capture)
Sources
  • 2005 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual (electronic manual capture)Tier 1
    Page PDF p. 688
    ≈35–52 in·lb (3.9–5.9 N·m)
    Printed: “3.9—5.9 {} N·m {}”
    Printed N·m is authoritative per owner instruction. Secondary-unit misprints are preserved in as_printed but omitted from structured torque.