Parts for your 2020 Toyota Camry-Centre bearing

2020 Toyota Camry centre-bearing: is it fitted, and does it matter?

Short answer: a centre-bearing isn’t used on the 2020 Toyota Camry in Australia or New Zealand. The Camry here is a front‑wheel drive sedan with a transaxle and two front drive shafts, so there’s no long, two‑piece propeller (tail) shaft running to the rear that would require a centre support bearing.

Technical sources referenced:

• Toyota Australia Camry (XV70, MY20) Specifications and Owner/Servicing literature: lists front‑wheel drive only, no propeller shaft.
• Toyota Repair Manual (AXVA70/AXVH70/71, 2018–2021): drivetrain sections cover front drive shafts and CV joints, there’s no “Propeller Shaft” or “Centre Support Bearing” service procedure for FWD models.
• Toyota Electronic Parts Catalogue (XV70 AU/NZ): no parts group for a propeller shaft or centre support bearing on 2020 Camry variants.
• Toyota global product information notes that only specific North American AWD Camry models of the same generation use a propeller shaft (with a centre support bearing). Those AWD setups weren’t offered in AU/NZ for MY20.

Why it’s not used: a centre-bearing is a support for a two‑piece propeller shaft on rear‑ or all‑wheel drive layouts. The 2020 Camry sold in AU/NZ sends power to the front wheels only, so it doesn’t need a tailshaft, and therefore it doesn’t need a centre-bearing. What it does have are front CV shafts, wheel hubs/bearings, and in some variants an intermediate (right‑hand) driveshaft with its own small support bearing on the engine block. That intermediate bearing isn’t the same thing as a tailshaft centre-bearing.

If someone’s chasing a vibration or a droning noise and thinking “centre-bearing”, they’re usually better off checking items that actually fail on a FWD Camry:

• Tyre condition and balance (cupping can sound like a bearing).
• Front wheel bearings (steady road‑speed hum that changes with steering load).
• Inner CV joints (shudder on take‑off or under load, more noticeable up hills).
• Engine/transaxle mounts and suspension bushes (clunks and thumps on accel/decel).

For servicing, technicians focus on CV boots and joints, wheel bearings, and—if fitted—the RH intermediate shaft support bearing for noise/play. There’s no genuine “centre-bearing” service task on a 2020 Camry in AU/NZ because the part simply isn’t there.

FAQs

Does a 2020 Toyota Camry have a centre-bearing?
For Australian and New Zealand models, no. They’re front‑wheel drive and don’t use a tailshaft, so there’s no centre support bearing to service or replace. Only certain North American AWD versions of the same generation use a prop shaft with a centre support bearing.

What could be mistaken for a failed centre-bearing on a Camry?
Common red herrings are droning from a front wheel bearing, tyre noise from uneven wear, or vibration from an inner CV joint under load. A road test plus a lift check (spin wheels by hand, feel for roughness/play) usually points the right way.

Does the 2020 Camry have any “carrier” or support bearing at all?
Some variants have a right‑hand intermediate driveshaft supported by a small bearing and bracket on the engine block. That’s not a tailshaft centre-bearing, but it can wear. If there’s play, noise, or a torn seal, that bearing or the intermediate shaft may need attention.