Parts for your 2017 Toyota Camry-Steering bushes

2017 Toyota Camry steering bushes — do they exist on this model?

Short answer: not as a separate, serviceable part. On the 2017 Toyota Camry (ASV50/AVV50/GSV50), the steering gear is a rack-and-pinion unit with electric power assist. Referencing Toyota’s Electronic Parts Catalogue for the AU/NZ-market Camry and the Toyota workshop manual for this generation, there are no standalone “steering rack bushes” listed for replacement. The rack is mounted directly to the front subframe with specific brackets and hardware, and any isolation components are integrated into the steering gear assembly rather than supplied as separate bushes.

That’s why you won’t find genuine or mainstream aftermarket “steering bush kits” for the 2015–2017 facelift XV50 Camry. Notably, aftermarket catalogues that do list rack-mount bushes cover earlier generations (e.g., 2006–2011) but don’t offer a kit for the 2012–2017 platform—another practical indicator that the bushes aren’t meant to be replaced independently on this model.

Why Toyota does it this way:

• Design integration: The EPS rack’s mounting and NVH isolation are built into the steering gear assembly. If the mounting interface degrades, the correct repair path is to replace the rack assembly, not individual bushes.
• Precision and compliance control: Fixed geometry helps maintain steering feel and assist calibration for EPS.
• Parts support: The parts catalogue and repair manual procedures omit a bush replacement step, guiding technicians to inspect fasteners, brackets, and the rack as an assembly.

If there’s a knock, shimmy, or vague steering on a 2017 Camry, it’s more likely down to other wear items: outer tie rod ends, lower control arm bushes, sway bar D-bushes/links, strut top mounts, or even tyre/wheel and alignment issues. Also worth checking are the intermediate steering shaft joints and the torque on subframe bolts. With EPS on this model, there’s no power steering fluid to service, so routine steering care is mostly inspection, ensuring the rack boots are intact, checking for play at the tie rods, keeping tyres at correct pressures, rotating regularly, and doing alignments after suspension work or pothole hits.

FAQs

Does a 2017 Toyota Camry have replaceable steering rack bushes?
No. Technical parts listings and the Toyota workshop manual for the XV50 show the steering gear mounts are part of the rack assembly. If there’s excessive rack movement, the approved fix is rack replacement rather than fitting separate bushes.

What usually causes a steering clunk on a 2017 Camry if not the bushes?
Common culprits are worn lower control arm bushes, outer tie rods, sway bar links/D-bushes, or strut mounts. Also check the intermediate steering shaft joints, subframe fastener torque, wheel/tyre condition, and alignment settings.

How should the steering be maintained on a 2017 Camry?
At regular services (about every 10–15,000 km), have the tie rods and rack boots inspected, ensure there’s no play, keep tyre pressures spot on, rotate tyres, and get an alignment after any suspension work or hard impacts. There’s no power steering fluid to change on the EPS-equipped 2017 Camry.