OEM 2002 Toyota Corolla Sway Bar Kit

2002 Toyota Corolla Parts Questions & Experts Answers

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

  A: Service and repair of the sway bar kit begins with wheel removal followed by a proper torque of 103 Nm (1,050 kgf-cm, 76 ft. lbs.). Start by removing both sway bar linkages using 2 nuts and their respective link; in case the ball joint turns with the nuts, use a 5 mm hexagon wrench to hold the stud before applying 44 Nm (450 kgf-cm, 33 ft. lbs.) torque for each side. The brace removal requires the operator to detach 2 nuts at a specified torque of 69 Nm (700 kgf-cm, 51 ft. lbs.). Follow the below torque procedures to remove the left and right sway bar brackets with their bushings by disassembling 4 bolts and 2 nuts: A: 225 Nm (2,305 kgf-cm, 167 ft. lbs.), B: 147 Nm (1,500 kgf-cm, 109 ft. lbs.) and nut torque of 19 Nm (195 kgf-cm, 14 ft. lbs.). Place the bushing inside the paint line during installation. Finally, remove the sway bar kit. To check ball joint rotation before applying the nut, perform five rotary motions with the ball joint stud then apply torque using a wrench set to turn over 1 to 2 seconds per revolution until reaching 0.05 to 1.0 Nm torque (0.5 to 10 kgf-cm or 0.4 to 8.7 inch lbs). The installation sequence follows the reverse steps of uninstallation.