Where are the clutch bolts on a Miata?
Bolt no. 5(17mm)under the clutch lever and bolts no. 6 and 7 at the bottom are the easiest to remove. You have heaps of room to swing your socket drive or cheater pipe here. Loop a piece of rope around the end of the gearbox and tie its ends loosely on a block of wood in the cabin.
What’s the best way to replace a transmission in a Miata?
Clean the turret opening and cover with duct tape. Raise the car up to 45cm(18″) high to have enough room for tool leverage and to provide room to remove the transmission from under the car. Now is also a good time to drain the transmission oil.
What’s the best way to replace a na clutch?
Raise the car up to 45cm(18″) high to have enough room for tool leverage and to provide room to remove the transmission from under the car. Now is also a good time to drain the transmission oil. Spray all bellhousing and exhaust downpipe bolts with liquid wrench and wait for a few hours preferably overnight. I used WD40.
Where can I get 6 point clutch socket?
Use only 6-point sockets for 14mm, 17mm and 19mm bolts on the bellhousing, flywheel, exhaust downpipe and any other tough bolts and nuts to minimize rounding them. 6-point sockets are readily available from the air tool section of auto parts store. This task can be undertaken by one person in the home garage.
How do you adjust the clutch on a Miata?
Start by cracking the nut loose on the larger clutch pedal switch (6); it’s a 17mm. This is the nut on the backside, not the silver welded nut on the front. Then unscrew the switch so that the met- al portion of the switch is flush with the weldnut in the bracket (as shown, 7).
Which is the hardest bolt to reinstall on a Miata?
In my RHD car, with the clutch hydraulic line bracket in the way, I could only remove bolt no. 2 (14mm) from the bottom by feel and using long extension and universal socket drive. This is also the hardest bolt to reinstall as I needed to attach the clutch hydraulic bracket with this bolt by feel. See next pic for details.
When to replace the gasket on a Miata?
You would want to replace its gasket too. This is a good time to replace the end rubber cap on the unused water outlet. Picture here shows the old clutch is yet to be removed. Release the pressure plate bolts evenly to release tension.
Clean the turret opening and cover with duct tape. Raise the car up to 45cm (18″) high to have enough room for tool leverage and to provide room to remove the transmission from under the car. Now is also a good time to drain the transmission oil.