The sway bar on a Corolla regulates lateral movement of the vehicle when the car enters or exits a turn. These sway bars have bushings that mount them in place as well as some on the end links that connect to the suspension. When these bushings wear out, the car will start to sway more in corners and will become more dangerous to drive. To fix the problem, you must change out all the bushings for new ones.
Jack up the front of the Corolla using the jack, and support the weight of the car with the jack stands. Remove the wheels with the tire iron.
Locate the sway bar on the front suspension; it sits forward of the struts and runs the width of the vehicle. Remove the end links holding the sway bar to the front struts using the 3/8-inch ratchet and socket and an open-end wrench. Remove the end links from both sides, and discard them.
Unbolt the sway bar from the front chassis with the 3/8-inch ratchet, extension and sockets. Carefully lower it from the chassis. Pull off the sway bar bushings by hand.
Install the replacement sway bar bushings onto the sway bar, and loosely bolt the sway bar in place by hand. Loosely install the replacement end links to the struts and sway bar by hand, then reinstall the front wheels with the tire iron and lower the car off the stands with the jack.
Tighten the sway bar to the chassis and the end links to the suspension using an open-end wrench and a 3/8-inch ratchet, extension and sockets.
