OEM 2001 Toyota Avalon Sway Bar Kit

2001 Toyota Avalon Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How to service and repair the Sway Bar Kit on 2001 Toyota Avalon?

  A: Start sway bar kit repair work by removing the front wheels and tighten them to 103 Nm (1,050 kgf-cm, 76 ft. lbs.). The sway bar links can be removed by first disconnecting the two nuts and link components while maintaining a torque value of 39 Nm (400 kgf-cm, 29 ft. lbs.). When the ball joint rotates along with the nut apply a 5 mm hexagon wrench to secure the stud. The procedure should also be applied to the opposite side. Start by following the procedure of removing the 2 bolts that hold the bracket and bushing with a torque of 19 Nm (195 kgf-cm, 14 ft. lbs.). The bushing should be positioned within the bushing stopper while attaching to the sway bar kit then repeat this step on the opposite side. Use caution when eliminating the sway bar kit from the left-hand side while avoiding the pressure food tube from any harm. During cosmetic evaluation inspect the ball joint stud on sway bar links by rotating it 5 times in opposite directions before fastening the nut. To measure the turning torque set the torque wrench for 2-4 seconds per turn and record the 5th turn reading aiming for a torque between 0.05 Nm to 1.0 Nm which equals 0.5 kgf-cm to 10 kgf-cm or 0.4 inch lbs. to 8.7 inch lbs. Installation begins by following an opposite procedure to removal.