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Part # 910-890_910-891 

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Modified 01/17

Shock Tower Brace

Installation Instructions

2016+ Mazda Miata

PART # 910-890

If your MX5 did not come with a shock tower 

brace from the factory, a cowl reinforcement 

plate, part number 910-891, must be installed 

to fit this strut bar. Directions to install the 

cowl reinforcement plate can be found at the 

end of these instructions.

Parts may vary slightly from figures.

Tools required: 

•  Ratchet 

•  Torque wrench

•  Sockets: 10mm, 10mm deep,14mm

•  Universal joint

•  10" Extension

•  10mm wrench

•  Needle nose pliers 

•  Slip joint pliers

•  Rags

Removal of the Factory Shock Brace

1)  Disconnect the battery.

2)  Remove the front section of the sound tube attached 

to the intake at the front of the engine bay. Remove 
the two outside hose clamps, and the 10mm bolt 
securing the center of the tube. Figure 2.

Figure 2

3)  Move the sound tube chamber out of the way by 

removing the 10mm bolt securing it to the outside 
edge of the engine compartment, and then lifting 
straight up to separate it from the shock tower plate. 
Figure 3.

Figure 3

4)  Remove the factory shock brace. Unfasten the six 

nuts securing the brace to the shock tower plates 
and firewall. Pull out the rear section of the brace 
before the two side sections. Figure 4.

Summary of Contents for COBALT 910-890

Page 1: ...dle nose pliers Slip joint pliers Rags Removal of the Factory Shock Brace 1 Disconnect the battery 2 Remove the front section of the sound tube attached to the intake at the front of the engine bay Re...

Page 2: ...attached to the driver s side shock tower plate There are three 10mm bolts in total Two bolts are located on top connecting the ecu bracket to the shock tower plate and the third is located at the bo...

Page 3: ...ount the ecu back in its original location Use the original bolt to secure the lower mount of the ecu and the two M6x25 bolts washers and nuts to secure the top two mounting holes Figure 14 Figure 14...

Page 4: ...igure 18 19 Rotate the portion of the sound tube that connects to the intake 180 degrees so that the bottom is now facing up Figure 19 Figure 19 20 Mount the sound tube to the intake and connector att...

Page 5: ...1 Disconnect the battery 2 Remove the covers located at the bottom of each windshield wiper arm Lift up on the bottom of the covers and pull down towards the wiper cowl If the cover cannot be removed...

Page 6: ...it can move freely Figure 6 Figure 6 7 Locate the two covers found at the rear edges of the wiper cowl Use a small screwdriver or pick to lift up the covers by prying up and toward the inside of the...

Page 7: ...cowl towards the front of the vehicle until the clips holding it to the firewall are free 11 Move the cowl side to side while continuing to pull it toward the front of the vehicle until it releases 12...

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