Miata Maintenance Checklist

JLawton

JLawton

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Does anyone have a Miata maintenance checklist they'd be willing to share? Tried to search the threads on the SM site but came up with nothing......

Thanks
 
- Check Tires every other race
- Check Brakes every other race
- Change Oil every other race
- Load on Trailer every race
 
Rear bearings and rear wheel hub, and occasionally the nuckle.
I had the bearings replaced in the off season, but the hubs weren't replaced.
 
Not much to it.


  • Check (front) hubs for play every session. I always carry a spare set. Get the blueprinted ones from Mazdaspeed or somebody like Jim Drago at East Street.
  • Sometimes the eccentrics in the suspension will loosen up, but that's not so common since the bolt style changed in '93 and the new bolts are all that are in stock. The correct torque for those bolts is "aaaaaaaarrRRRRGHHGHGH!!!" Ft/lbs. plus a half turn.

  • Clean windshield, add gas.
 
If you want to take it endurance racing, here's our record:
Race 1: gas, oil, brake pads after 24 hrs.
Race 2: replace 1.6 open diff. new brake rotors after 8hrs (who knows how old the originals were)
Race 3: replace engine (since nobody thought to replace the water pump belt, lost it, and overheated the engine)
race 4: replace 1.6 open diff, replace clutch, rebuild tranny.
Race 5: replace engine installed during race #3. finally get the rest of the team to consider a maintenance plan more stringent than "pull car from barn, change oil, race".
 
On the hubs, use Mazda OEM hubs and bearings. Check after every race weekend and look for cracks. Be respectful of the curbing.

After cutting my teeth on FWD cars, I am extra sensitive to hubs and bearings. I generally replace them at the before the start of the season, or before the Runoffs, just out of habit. Might be overkill but better safe than sorry.
 
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