OEM 2005 Toyota Solara Sway Bar Kit

2005 Toyota Solara Sway Bar Kit Parts Q&A

• Q: How to replace the front Sway Bar Kit on 2005 Toyota Solara?

  A: Start by removing the front wheel before unfastening the 2 sway bar link assembly LH nuts while using a 6 mm hexagon-wrench to maintain the stud when its ball joint turns with the nut. The front sway bar link assembly RH needs its procedure repeated exactly as with the LH link assembly. Use this procedure to inspect the front sway bar link assembly LH: clamp it in a vise while tightening the nut to the stud bolt then flip the ball joint repeatedly 5 times or more and measure its torque using a wrench at a continuous speed of 2 to 4 seconds per turn until the 5th turn achieves a torque between 0.05 to 1.96 Nm (0.5 to 20 kgf-cm, 0.4 to 17.4 inch lbs.); if the torque results are unsatisfactory replace the assembly. The service requires removing the front sway bar bracket No. 1 LH through bolting removal followed by the front sway bar bracket No. 1 RH. You can disconnect the LH tie rod assembly using Special Service Tool: 09628-62011 before you move to the RM side. Separate the steering intermediate shaft assembly while using the Special Service Tool: 09023-00101 to disconnect the steering gear outlet return tube and then disconnect the pressure feed tube assembly. You must first remove the rack & pinion power steering gear assembly before you disassemble the front sway bar bush No. 1 through the removal of the 2 bushes from the sway bar kit. The installation procedure requires installing the new sway bar kit front and then adding the front sway bar bush No. 1 to each bush stopper by orienting it toward the rear of the assembly. Position this bush on the external side of its mounting points. Reinstall the rack & pinion power steering gear assembly alongside the pressure feed tube assembly through Special Service Tool: 09023-00101 and the steering gear outlet return tube and steering intermediate shaft assembly. Follow the same installation process to install the tie rod assembly first to the LH side and then to the RH side. The installation of front sway bar bracket No. 1 LH requires two bolts to be torqued to 19 Nm (194 kgf-cm, 14 ft. lbs.) followed by installation of front sway bar bracket No. 1 RH. The front sway bar link assembly LH requires installation with its 2 nuts torquing to 74 Nm (755 kgf-cm, 55 ft. lbs.). Use a hexagon (6 mm) wrench to support the stud where needed before installing the front sway bar link assembly RH. Complete the installation by restoring the front wheel and torquing to 103 Nm (1,050 kgf-cm, 76 ft. lbs) while performing power steering fluid bleeding prior to leak inspection and testing the steering wheel and wheel alignment.