Mazda MX-5 Miata (1997+). Manual - part 43

Installation

Insert master cylinder push rod through opening in bulkhead. Install master cylinder. Connect hydraulic lines.
Install fluid reservoir. Install push rod on clutch pedal. Bleed hydraulic system. See HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
BLEEDING .

Removal & Installation (Miata)

Disconnect hydraulic line and master cylinder mounting nuts. Disengage push rod from clutch pedal. Remove
master cylinder. To install, reverse removal procedure and bleed hydraulic system. See HYDRAULIC
SYSTEM BLEEDING .

CLUTCH RELEASE CYLINDER

Removal & Installation (B2300, B2500, B3000 & B4000)

Release cylinder is removed with clutch. See CLUTCH ASSEMBLY.

Removal & Installation (Miata)

Raise and support vehicle. Disconnect and plug hydraulic line. Remove clutch release cylinder. To install,
reverse removal procedure. Bleed hydraulic system. See HYDRAULIC SYSTEM BLEEDING .

OVERHAUL

CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER

disconnected.

NOTE:

Overhaul procedures for B2300, B2500, B3000 and B4000 are not available.

NOTE:

Use exploded view of clutch master cylinder for overhaul procedure. See Fig.
10 .

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Fig. 10: Exploded View Of Clutch Master Cylinder (Miata)
Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.

CLUTCH RELEASE CYLINDER

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Fig. 11: Exploded View Of Clutch Release Cylinder (Miata)
Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.

TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS

NOTE:

Use exploded view of clutch release cylinder for overhaul procedure. See Fig.
11 .

Application

Ft. Lbs. (N.m)

B2300, B2500, B3000 & B4000

Clutch Cover Bolts

(1)

17-24 (23-32)

Crossmember Nuts

39-53 (53-72)

Drive Shaft Bolts

65-87 (88-119)

Flywheel-To-Crankshaft Nuts

54-67 (73-91)

Gearshift Lever Bolt

20-30 (27-40)

Starter Mounting Bolts

17-20 (23-27)

Transfer Case Bolts (4WD)

(2)

35-46 (47-62)

Transmission-To-Engine Block Bolts

37-50 (50-68)

Miata

Clutch Cover Bolts

(1)

13-19 (18-26)

Drive Shaft Nuts

37-43 (50-58)

Flywheel-To-Crankshaft Bolts

71-76 (96-103)

PPF-To-Differential Mounting Spacer Bolt (Short)

27-38 (37-51)

PPF-To-Differential Side Mounting Bolts (Long)

77-91 (104-123)

PPF-To-PPF Bracket Bolt

27-40 (37-54)

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PPF-To-Transmission Side Mounting Bolts (Long)

77-91 (104-123)

Starter Mounting Bolts

28-38 (38-51)

Transmission-To-Engine Block Bolts

48-65 (64-89)

Transmission-To-PPF Bracket Bolts

27-40 (37-54)

(1)

Tighten in a crisscross pattern.

(2)

Tighten in sequence. See Fig. 3 .

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