OEM 2000 Toyota Avalon Sway Bar Kit

2000 Toyota Avalon Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How to service and repair the Sway Bar Kit on 2000 Toyota Avalon?

  A: Service and repair of the sway bar kit starts by unmounting front wheels before tightening them with 103 Nm (76 ft. lbs, and 1,050 kgf.cm). The process starts with taking off two sway bar link nuts as well as the bar link itself before tightening the nuts to a torque measurement of 39 Nm (400 kgf.cm, 29 ft. lbs.). Apply the 5 millimeter hexagon wrench to hold the stud before it turns with the nut. The procedure should be performed similarly on the other wheel as well. The removal process commences with removing two bolts followed by unfastening both bracket and bushing components at a torque rating of 19 Nm (195 kgf.cm, 14 ft. lbs.). Place the bushing inside the bushing stopper of the sway bar kit before moving onto the other side for installation. Follow this by removing the sway bar kit from the left-hand side yet maintain protection of the pressure feed tube. When performing inspections on the sway bar link ball joint the technician should move the ball joint stud five times in both directions before fastening the nut. The proper torque wrench method dictates continuous nut rotation for 2 to 4 seconds per turn to read the torque at turn number 5 when achieving a turning torque ranging from 0.05 to 1.0 Nm equivalent to 0.5 to 10 kgf.cm or 0.4 to 8.7 inch lbs. The installation process takes place in the opposite sequence of removing the components.