Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Service Manual: Body
General maintenance
- Tighten bolts and nuts
- Tighten the bolts and nuts on the chassis parts listed below, if necessary.
- Front axle and suspension
- Drivetrain
- Rear axle and suspension
- Brake system
- Engine mounting
- Other chassis parts
- Tighten the bolts and nuts on the body parts listed below, if necessary.
- Seat belt system
- Seats
- Doors and hood
- Body mountings
- Fuel tank
- Exhaust pipe system
- Other body parts
- Clean air conditioning filter
- Visually inspect the surface of the filter.
- If the filter is contaminated with foreign matter, clean or replace the filter.
General maintenance (2006/01- )
Inspect steering linkage and gear housing
Check the steering wheel free play.
Check the steering linkage for looseness or
damage.
Check that the tie rod ends do not have
excessive ...
Other materials:
Installation (2005/11-2006/01)
Install front drive shaft assembly lh
Coat the spline of the inboard joint shaft with gear
oil.
Using a brass bar and hammer, align the shaft
splines in the drive shaft.
Notice:
Set the snap ring with the opening side facing
downwards.
Be careful not to damage the oil s ...
Hill-start assist control
When the engine is stopped by
the Stop & Start system when
the vehicle is on an incline,
when the brake pedal is
released, brake force is temporarily
maintained to prevent the
vehicle from rolling backwards
before the engine is restarted
and drive force is generated.
When drive force is generat ...
Rear axle hub bolt
Components
Replacement
Hint:
Use the same procedures for the rh side and lh side.
The procedures listed below are for the lh side.
Remove rear wheel
Remove rear disc brake cylinder assembly
lh (see page br-55)
Remove rear disc (see page br-57)
Remove rear axle hub bolt
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