Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Service Manual: Removal
- Drain differential oil
- Remove rear wheel
- Remove tailpipe assembly
- Remove the tailpipe (see page ex-2).
- Remove center exhaust pipe assembly
- Remove the center pipe (see page ex-2).
- Remove propeller with center bearing shaft assembly (see page pr-3)
- Remove rear suspension member brace lh
- Remove the 2 bolts and brace from the suspension member.
- Remove rear suspension member brace r
h
Hint:
Use the same procedures described for the lh side.
- Remove rear differential carrier subassembly
- Disconnect the harness clamp.
- Remove the breather tube.
- Disconnect the connector.
- Support the rear differential carrier with a transmission jack or equivalent.
- Fix the nuts in place and remove bolt a, bolt b and bolt c.
Notice:
Do not loosen the nuts. Loosen the bolts.
- Slowly lower the jack and then tilt the rear differential carrier.
- Set the tip of the tire lever to the position on the rear
drive shaft inboard joint shown in the illustration.
Then, using the ribbed part of the rear differential carrier as a fulcrum, disconnect the left and right rear drive shafts.
Notice:
Do not scratch the rear drive shaft dust cover.
- Remove rear differential no. 1 And no. 2 Support
- Remove the 4 bolts and differential no. 1 And no. 2 Supports from the differential carrier.
- Remove rear differential support
- Remove the 4 bolts and differential support from the differential carrier.
Rear differential carrier assembly
Components
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Disassembly
Fix differential carrier sub-assembly
Fix the rear differential carrier in place with the
overhaul attachment.
Remove stud bolt
Remove the 4 stud bolts from the transmission
c ...
Other materials:
Selecting the audio
source
Switching between audio sources such as radio and cd are
explained in this section.
Changing audio source
Press the “audio” button to display the audio source selection
screen.
If the audio source selection screen is not displayed, press the “audio”
button again.
Select the d ...
Driving the vehicle
The following procedures should be observed to ensure safe
driving:
Starting the engine
Driving
With the brake pedal depressed, shift the shift lever to d.
Release the parking brake.
Gradually release the brake pedal and gently depress the accelerator
pedal to accelerate the vehicle.
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Communication malfunction no. 1
Description
This dtc is output when a communication error occurs between the transponder
key amplifier and
transponder key ecu. Some possible reasons for the communication error are: 1) 2
or more ignition keys
are positioned too close together, or 2) noise is occurring in the communicatio ...
