OEM Toyota MR2 Spyder Sway Bar Kit

Toyota MR2 Spyder Sway Bar Kit Parts and Q&A

• Stabilizer Bar, Rear
  48812-17150
  Q: How to service the rear Sway Bar Kit on Toyota MR2 Spyder?

  A:

  Service of the rear sway bar kit starts with wheel removal at 103 Nm torque along with 1,050 kgf-cm, 76 ft. lbs. torque specifications. The procedure requires removal of sway bar links by unscrewing 2 nuts and sway bar link components while tightening them to 44 Nm (449 kgf-cm, 32 ft. lbs.). The ball joint turns with the nut so apply a hexagon wrench of 5 mm to the stud to keep it still. Perform the same steps on the sway bar kit located on the other side. The procedure to remove the sway bar kit starts with using a torque wrench to loosen bolts and disconnect bracket and bushing at 39 Nm (398 kgf-cm, 29 ft. lbs.). When installing the bushing position its cutout and arrow mark toward the front while keeping bushings 965.8 mm apart and mark the discrimination on the sway bar kit to the right-hand side. Complete the withdrawal of the sway bar kit through identical steps executed on the other side. Check the ball joint of the sway bar link during inspections by operating the ball joint stud five times both forward and backward before tightening the nut. A torque wrench should be used to rotate the nut at a speed of 2 - 4 seconds per turn until the fifth turn for measurement. The successful range for turning torque stands between 0.05 - 1.0 Nm (0.5 - 10 kgf-cm, 0.4 - 8.7 inch lbs.). The process of installation follows the exact reverse procedure of removal steps.
• Stabilizer Bar, Front
  48811-17100
  Q: How to service and repair the Sway Bar Kit on the front on Toyota MR2 Spyder?

  A:

  You should start sway bar kit front repairs by removing a front wheel from either the right-hand or left-hand side maintaining a torque of 103 Nm (1,050 kgf-cm, 76 ft. lbs.). After unbolting the sway bar links by removing the nut keeping torque to 44 Nm (449 kgf-cm, 32 ft. lbs.) continue by placing a 5 mm hexagon wrench on the stud in case the ball joint rotates together with the nut. After removing the sway bar link accompanied by its nut along with 3 retainers and 2 cushions using 18 Nm torque (184 kgf-cm, 13 ft. lbs.) complete the same steps on the other side. To remove the sway bar kit you should take out the 2 bolts and bracket with bushing using a torque of 30 Nm (306 kgf-cm, 22 ft. lbs.). Be sure the bushing cutout faces the rear section and the bushings maintain a 832 mm distance. Repeat this removal procedure on the other side until the bar becomes detached. Begin sway bar link ball joint inspection by operating the ball joint stud 5 times but keep the check nut loose. Then perform continuous nut turning with a torque wrench for 2-4 seconds on the 5th turn. The acceptable torque range should be between 0.05 - 1.0 Nm (0.5 - 10 kgf-cm, 0.4 - 8.7 inch lbs.). After reversal of the removal process you should inspect the front wheel alignment last.