OEM 2000 Toyota MR2 Spyder Sway Bar Kit

2000 Toyota MR2 Spyder Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How to service and repair the rear Sway Bar Kit on 2000 Toyota MR2 Spyder?

  A: Service and repair of the rear sway bar kit starts with wheel removal at 103 Nm (1,050 kgf-cm, 76 ft. lbs. torque). The process starts with unstabilizing the bar links by removing two nuts and the sway bar link while torquing them to 44 Nm (449 kgf-cm, 32 ft. lbs.). A hexagon (5 mm) wrench should be used to hold the stud when the ball joint rotates with the nut. The sway bar link process should then be repeated on the opposite side. For sway bar kit removal, detach the two bolts along with bracket and bushing using torque of 39 Nm (398 kgf-cm, 29 ft. lbs.). The bushing should be positioned with its cutout and arrow facing forward during installation while staying 965.8 mm apart from other bushings and placing the discrimination mark on the right sway bar kit side. The ball joint stud needs rotating five times before installing the nut to check the sway bar link ball joint's rotational condition. Apply your torque wrench to tighten the nut with smooth rotations that last between 2 to 4 seconds before recording the measurement on the fifth revolution to achieve 0.05 to 1.0 Nm of turning torque equivalent to 0.5 to 10 kgf-cm or 0.4 to 8.7 inch lbs. The reverse operation of stabilization is how we complete the installation process.