OEM 2002 Toyota Avalon Sway Bar Kit

2002 Toyota Avalon Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How to service and repair the rear Sway Bar Kit on 2002 Toyota Avalon?

  A: Service and repair of the rear sway bar kit starts with removing the rear wheels then tightening bolt torques to 103 Nm (1,050 kgf-cm, 76 ft. lbs.). Take off the sway bar links by unscrewing their 2 nuts and the sway bar link. When the ball joint rotates with the nut, keep the stud stationary through the 5 mm hexagon wrench before applying 39 Nm (400 kgf-cm, 29 ft. lbs.) torque. Perform the same procedure on the opposite side as well. The installation requires placing the bushing on the outside of the sway bar kit while applying 19 Nm of torque to the 2 bolts at the bracket and bushing location. This procedure must be repeated on the opposite side. Next remove the sway bar kit and operate on the rest of the equipment. Examine the ball joint of the sway bar link for rotational condition when you flip the stud five times after the nut installation starts. A torque wrench should be operated at a speed of 2-4 seconds per turn while taking torque measurements on the fifth turn with a twisting torque between 0.05 - 1.0 Nm (0.5 - 10 kgf-cm or 0.4 - 8.7 inch lbs.). Installation of the sway bar kit follows an opposite sequence to the removal steps.