Sway bar bushing - 2002 Toyota ECHO

SOURCE: My 1996 Toyota Corolla makes an inconsistant noise

yes it can it's over 10 years old.

SOURCE: my car is wobbling and it feels like it in the

Check your tires for a broken belt. The tire is out of round when the belt slips or is broken. Sometimes a belt can go bad in a tire which has been sitting up for awhile or one that has hit a pot hole too hard or just age. Also, check the wheels the tire is mounted on for being warped or out of round which can also happen from hitting pot holes.

SOURCE: Girl hit curb headon at 50 mph. Flatened 3 tires

There are many other things that can be bent, and it may not be visible to the naked eye. Hitting a curb at 50 mph is a BIG impact, the mounting points for the suspension components may be bent as well. This isn't a job for a mechanic, bring the car to a GOOD, reputable body shop. They have the equipment and expertise to diagnose exactly what is damaged/bent.

Stephen

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• Posted on Sep 12, 2012

SOURCE: toyota carolla vsc light off

When you say the stability control is off I assume you mean the warning light is on, right ?
You would need to have someone scan the body computer and the engine computer for trouble codes to proceed.

Marvin

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• Posted on Sep 18, 2012

SOURCE: How hard is it to replace the front sway bar bushings on my 04 camry se

Here are general instructions for replacing this part.
Instructions

• 1Park the vehicle on a paved level surface. Apply the parking brake and release the hood latch. Place a wheel chock behind of the rear tires and open the hood of the vehicle. This will help to allow some light down into the engine compartment for you when you're underneath it.
  
• 2Lift the left front quarter of the vehicle with the floor jack and place a jack stand in a safe and secure location. A front frame rail would be ideal if applicable. Repeat this step for the right front quarter to elevate the front axle.
  
• 3. Put on the safety glasses, grab the tools, replacement bushings, and creeper and crawl under the front of the vehicle.
  
• 4Locate the sway bar bushings by following the sway bar from the links behind the front tire(s) to where it is mounted to the undercarriage of the car by a bracket. In some vehicles, it may be necessary to remove heat shield, brackets or other components to obtain access to the sway bar brackets for removal. If this is the case, remove anything to help you gain access. The brackets are mounted by one or two bolts. Sometimes the bolt may be steadied with a nut or sometimes it may be screwed into a fixed threaded hole in the undercarriage. Remove the bolts using the ratchet, socket and hand wrench if necessary. One bolt sway bar brackets will have a hinged top or bottom that you'd swing away once the single bolt was extracted.
  
• 5Slide the old bushing along the sway bar to a location that's easy for you to extract it from the sway bar. Pry the slotted opening of the bushing using the pry bar to convince it off of the sway bar. The bushing are generally a rubber coated steel bushing so they're going to come off stubbornly. Place the new bushing onto the sway bar in the same fashion. Since they're new, they're going to be even more stubborn than the old one(s).
  
• 6Position the bushing back in the correct location on the sway bar and replace the brackets. Tighten with the ratchet, socket and hand wrench as necessary.
  
• 7Replace any components that you may have had to remove. Collect all the tools and debris from under the vehicle and crawl out. Lower the vehicle, close the hood, and remove the wheel chock.