'97 camry rear control arm confusion - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

fotar · 02-01-2012, 02:39 AM

hello everyone i just got my car back from toyota and had the left rear control arm replaced........the part number listed on the work order is 48740-AA020 and thats the same number on the part itself which i can see when i looked under the car. when i searched for that part number online it says its for the right rear and not the left rear. my question....can the right and left control arm be installed on either side or are they specific to that side only. looking under my car didnt help as it looks like it can be installed on either side. i have a funny feeling the dealer ordered the wrong part and just put it on anyway.

Pvt-Public · 02-01-2012, 03:10 AM

According to the part diagram I have 48740-AA020 is for the left side and
48730-AA020 is for the right side.

ghettosled · 02-01-2012, 07:01 AM

even thought the left and right are designed slightly different, i think they can be installed on either side. when i replaced mine, the replacements (even thought the part numbers were correct) were designed slightly different than the OEM parts i took off. when i compared the left vs. right and old vs. new, the ends were the same (angle, and length is obviously adjustable) but the length adjustment was in a different spot.

**TOYOPARTSMAN** · 02-01-2012, 07:30 AM

48730-AA020 is for the passenger side(right hand side) and 48740-AA020 is for the drivers side(left hand side). That of course is for US cars.

***BMR*** · 02-01-2012, 09:45 AM

Some Camrys have a load sensing proportioning valve in the braking system, which attaches to the left rear-most arm. There's a little bracket welded onto it. But if that's not present, they're probably interchangeable.

fotar · 02-01-2012, 11:30 AM

thanks everyone for your replies, i guess i don't have to worry about the wrong part being on the wrong side now i feel a lot better thanks TOYOPARTSMAN

Pvt-Public · 02-01-2012, 02:46 PM

Toyotapartsman get the credit and i posted the correct info a full 4 hrs earlier.Now I really feal like the unwanted red-headed stepchild

LOL LOL LOL

fotar · 02-02-2012, 03:19 AM

opps sorry bout that Pvt-Public, you were right you were the first.....didn't mean to offend anyone.....and thanks again for all the replies...really appreciate it.

Pvt-Public · 02-02-2012, 11:56 AM

No offense taken