Mystery bolt in the passenger side half shaft assembly - 1995 LE sedan, 4-cyl

A mystery it is. I know that everytime it is removed it should be replaced.
Although to get another one it has to be a kit. Much more money than a
simple bolt ..
My question is that if it is worn what does it prevent ? I'm quite sure
there is knull marks on the bottom of it. I would like to find out
everything there is to know about this bolt also.

I made a mistake and took it out & sprayed grease in the hole. I don't think
I should have done that.

>I found a small bolt which seems to do nothing in its place...
>
> Passenger side half shaft, the longer one, has a bearing.
> The bearing is secured in the bearing mount with a snap ring.
> On the bottom side of the bearing mount there is a bolt,
> maybe 15mm hex head and 1/2" maybe 3/8" long, which
> screws up into the bearing mount, but it is too short to touch
> it the bearing itself. When I removed the shaft and its bearing
> and feel the place where the bolt was expected to stick out
> I could feel a deep hole, so the bolt was far, far to short to
> make any contact with the bearing...
>
> What is this bolt for? Is this some kind of grease point or what?

Maybe the proper bolt is of calibrated length?

On Jul 27, 6:32 pm, "Pszemol" <Psze...@PolBox.com> wrote:
> Is your bolt long enough to touch the outside wall of the bearing?
> Or is it too short, like mine?

Kinda long didn't want to happen,

I had saved an online manual for the camry. Some how it was deleted, taken
away , I can't find it any longer. Would have sent a link.
That is where I found that it needed to be replaced. Everytime it was to be
removed there is a torque for that bolt . It needs be replaced just like an
o-ring.
The reason I had looked into it was that,
I was getting a vibratation that seemed to be coming from that area. Took
out the bolt sparyed the gease, Tightened somewhat tight , it hadn't changed
the vibration any. So I loosened it quite abit & the vibration went away ,
not totally but alot. So I had gone to the dealership they couldn't even
find it on the parts screen. Went to the parkinglot showed him that it does
exist , other than a kit of some kind that was to much money , to replace a
bolt.
I think that the bolt holds the bearing race from spinning within the
carrier & that it needs that torque to do it. To tight = vibration To
loose= spinning of the race.


> Who told you it must be replaced??
>

> Is your bolt long enough to touch the outside wall of the bearing?
> Or is it too short, like mine?

There was thread remaining under the hex head, so yes .
Thats my theory.