OEM LCA Cam Bolts

I'm planning swapping out my LCAs for new ones in a few weeks, and it was recommended to me to buy new OEM cam bolt assemblies. However, poking around on ToyotaPartsDeal, I'm only seeing the varioius parts being sold piecemeal (https://www.toyotapartsdeal.com/oem-toyota-alignment_bolt.html)? Is there anyway to buy the entire assembly as a kit, without going aftermarket? And if I do need to go aftermarket, which brand is the best option?

 

@crashngiggles

 

You really only need new ones if the current ones are corroded/damaged. With truck on level ground try and remove each cam bolt to see that it is not seized. It is usually the front facing cams that seize. One of mine did. I replaced with a cheap aftermarket from Amazon. Coated the cam bolts with grease to avoid further corrosion issues. My other three remain oem.

 

I re-used mine. Prepped the job with regular stuff like heat, aerokroil soak, etc.

OEM is expensive
I've seen someone try to replace theirs with aftermarket and they didn't seem good. Very sloppy loose fit.

 

Yeah, that's why I'm trying to avoid aftermarket. I figure I can buy in advance and then return or flip any I don't need.

 

My recommendation would be to mark the locations of your current bolts, loosen them one by one and see if you can turn/adjust them. If you can, great. Move them back to where they were and re-tighten until you're ready to change them out.
IF you can't move them, they are seized and you'll need new hardware.
In my opinion (and I have no problem with some aftermarket stuff), this is one area where I'd stay OEM.
Which ever route you go, put some grease or something on the new ones when you install them to keep the from seizing again. Recheck your torque on them every week or so for a few months afterward.

 

The front facing ones slide into a sleeve, which is where they seize. The LCA will not move if you are on level ground when you loosen the bolt and try and slide it out. I wouldn't even bother loosening the rear ones.

 

Up here they're always seized, and they immediately flatten the tabs on the frame as soon as you try to turn them with a wrench

I wouldn't even start the job without having everything on hand ready to go if needed..

 

Unfortunately, you cannot get them in bulk, As a complete assembly, you have to get all separate different part numbers. Do not go after market, always go with OEM but this time when you go with it, you want to put as much antiseize that will be accepted within the assembly.

 

I am surprised anyone can reuse them, even down here in Florida they seize to the sleeve. I switched to the greaseable Moog cam bolts, so I hopefully don't have to worry about that the next time I have to take my LCAs off.