Parts for your 2006 Toyota Blade-Centre bearing

2006 Toyota Blade centre-bearing: what’s actually fitted?

Short answer: a centre-bearing isn’t used on the 2006 Toyota Blade. The Blade is built on Toyota’s E150 platform and is a front‑wheel drive hatch, so it doesn’t run a tailshaft to the rear like a rear‑wheel drive or conventional AWD wagon would. No tailshaft means no centre support bearing to hold the middle of it up.

Technical sources back this up. Toyota’s Electronic Parts Catalog (EPC) for the Blade (E15# series, 2006→) doesn’t list a propeller shaft or a centre support bearing assembly for 2WD Blade models, the “Propeller Shaft” group is not applicable. The New Car Features (NCF) documentation for the E150 Corolla/Auris/Blade family describes a transversely mounted engine and transaxle driving the front wheels only, with front drive shafts and CV joints but no rear final drive. The Toyota Repair Manual for E150-series 2WD likewise provides no servicing section for a propeller shaft or centre bearing—only front axle/drive shaft service.

Why it isn’t used comes down to layout. On a FWD Blade, torque goes from the gearbox (transaxle) straight to two short front drive shafts. There’s no long, two‑piece tailshaft running down the centre of the car that would need a centre support bearing. This keeps weight and complexity down, helps NVH, and frees up underbody space—handy in a compact hatch.

Worth noting for anyone cross‑shopping parts: some people use “centre-bearing” to mean the support bearing on an intermediate right‑hand front drive shaft found on certain FWD cars. Toyota typically calls that a carrier/intermediate shaft bearing in the Front Drive Shaft section, and it’s a different part to a tailshaft centre support. On the 2006 Blade, servicing attention is directed to front wheel bearings and CV joints/boots rather than any tailshaft support.

• If there’s a mid‑car droning or vibration on a Blade, usual suspects are tyres, front wheel bearings, engine/trans mounts, or exhaust contact—not a centre-bearing.
• If chasing play or noise in the front driveline, inspect CV boots, joints, and the RH intermediate shaft support (where fitted) per Toyota’s Front Drive Shaft procedures.

Sources referenced: Toyota Electronic Parts Catalog (E15# Blade), Toyota New Car Features for E150 platform (Auris/Blade), and Toyota Repair Manual Drivetrain/Axle sections for 2WD E150. These documents specify the FWD layout and show no propeller shaft or centre support bearing on 2006 Blade models.

Popular questions about a 2006 Toyota Blade centre-bearing

Does a 2006 Toyota Blade have a centre-bearing?
No. Being front‑wheel drive, the Blade doesn’t have a tailshaft, so there’s no centre support bearing. Any driveline bearing work will be in the front axle area—CV joints, wheel bearings, or the intermediate shaft support on the right side where applicable.

I can hear a humming from the middle of the car—could it be a centre-bearing?
On a Blade, that hum won’t be a tailshaft centre-bearing because the car doesn’t have one. Check tyre wear and pressures first, then front wheel bearings, and make sure exhaust brackets and heat shields aren’t touching the body. Engine and transmission mounts can also transmit a cabin‑centre vibration when worn.

What driveline bearings are typically serviced on a 2006 Blade?
Common items are front wheel bearings and CV joints/boots. If fitted, the right‑hand intermediate drive shaft support bearing can also wear, though it’s less common. Follow Toyota’s Front Drive Shaft service procedures and use quality hub units and CV boots to keep things quiet and reliable.