OEM 2000 Toyota MR2 Spyder Sway Bar Kit

2000 Toyota MR2 Spyder Sway Bar Kit Parts Q&A

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

  A: Begin sway bar kit front service and repair by taking off one of the front wheels starting with the right-hand or left-hand side wheel and keep a torque value at 103 Nm (1,050 kgf-cm, 76 ft. lbs.). After you disconnect sway bar links by underrating the nut to 44 Nm (339 kgf-cm, 32 ft. lbs.) you should use a 5 mm hexagon wrench to grip the stud when the ball joint rotates with the nut. After removing the nut then the sway bar link and its 3 retainers as well as 2 cushions using 18 Nm (184 kgf-cm, 13 ft. lbs.), repeat the same procedure on the opposite side. The removal of sway bar kit involves disconnecting its two bolts and removing the bracket and bushing with 30 Nm of torque. Ensure the bushing cutout faces backward and the bushing distance remains at 832 mm. Do this procedure again for the opposite side before taking out the sway bar kit. Examine the sway bar link ball joint by rotating the ball joint stud five times before screwing on the nut, then use a torque wrench to rotate the nut for a period of 2 - 4 seconds per turn while recording the 5th turn readout which should remain between 0.05 - 1.0 Nm (0.5 - 10 kgf-cm, 0.4 - 8.7 inch lbs.). You need to follow the exact opposite sequence of uninstallation steps to complete installation. After the system is put in place make sure to verify the front wheel alignment.