OEM 2003 Toyota Highlander Sway Bar Kit

2003 Toyota Highlander Sway Bar Kit Parts Q&A

• Q: How to replace the front Sway Bar Kit on 2003 Toyota Highlander?

  A: Start sway bar kit front replacement by disassembling the front wheel and left-hand sway bar link assembly by removing 2 nuts and sway bar link and holding the ball joint stay with a 6 mm hexagon wrench when required because the nut turns the joint. The correct procedure should also be executed on the right-hand side. Proceed by removing the front sway bar bracket No. 1 from the left using two bolts then remove its No. 2 and No. 1 brackets. Implement this same process on the right-hand side. The repair team needs to disassemble both tie rod assemblies and steering gear outlet return tube and pressure feed tube assembly and steering intermediate shaft sub-assembly. The rack and pinion power steering gear assembly (4WD) should be removed first followed by the front sway bar kit then the front sway bar bush No. 1. Begin left front sway bar link ball joint study rotation from 5 successive back-and-forth motions before attaching the nut and complete the torque measurement at the 5th rotation with a speeds of 2 - 4 seconds per turn aiming for a torque reading between (0.05 - 1.96 Nm or 0.5 - 20 kgf-cm or 0.4 - 17.4 inch lbs.). When installing the front sway bar bush No. 1 ensure you place it inside the bushing stopper on the sway bar kit and then install the bar. Reinstall the rack & pinion power steering gear assembly (4WD) along with the steering intermediate shaft sub-assembly, the pressure feed tube assembly, the steering gear outlet return tube along with both tie rod assemblies. The left-hand position requires the installation of front sway bar bracket No. 1 using 2 bolts tightened to 19 Nm (194 kgf-cm, 14 ft. lbs.) followed by the right-hand side installation. Use hexagon (6 mm) wrenches to hold the front sway bar link stud while tightening 2 nuts with 74 Nm (755 kgf-cm, 55 ft. lbs.) on the left-hand side followed by the right-hand side. Put the front wheel back and tighten it to 103 Nm (1,050 kgf-cm, 76 ft. lbs.) then inspect and adjust the front wheel alignment.