Parts for your 2021 Toyota Camry-Centre bearing

2021 Toyota Camry centre-bearing: is it even a thing?

For Australian and New Zealand–spec 2021 Toyota Camry models, a centre-bearing isn’t fitted or required. The local XV70-series Camry runs a transverse engine with front-wheel drive across the range, so there’s no long propeller shaft running down the car that would need a centre (centre support) bearing.

This isn’t just hearsay. It lines up with Toyota’s technical material and local spec sheets. The Toyota Repair Manual for the XV70 Camry covers Drivetrain/Axle – Front Drive Shaft assemblies (including an RH intermediate shaft on some variants with its own bracket-mounted support bearing on the engine block), but there’s no propeller shaft or centre support bearing section because the layout doesn’t use one. Toyota’s New Car Features (NCF) for the TNGA‑K platform also describes the Camry’s transverse FWD layout, and Toyota Australia’s 2021 model specifications list FWD only, with no AWD offering here that would introduce a rear prop shaft.

Why isn’t a centre-bearing used on the 2021 Camry? Simple: a centre-bearing supports the middle of a two-piece propeller shaft, typically found in rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive vehicles with a longitudinal layout. The 2021 Camry in AU/NZ doesn’t have that setup. Instead, it drives the front wheels via two CV axles. On some engines, an intermediate (jack) shaft is used to equalise shaft lengths and reduce torque steer