Toyota RAV4 manuals

Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Service Manual: Removal

  1. Drain differential oil

  2. Remove rear wheel

  3. Remove tailpipe assembly

  1. Remove the tailpipe (see page ex-2).
  1. Remove center exhaust pipe assembly

  1. Remove the center pipe (see page ex-2).
  1. Remove propeller with center bearing shaft assembly (see page pr-3)

  2. Remove rear suspension member brace lh

  1. Remove the 2 bolts and brace from the suspension member.

Toyota RAV4. Remove rear suspension member brace lh


  1. Remove rear suspension member brace r

    h

Hint:

Use the same procedures described for the lh side.

  1. Remove rear differential carrier subassembly

Toyota RAV4. Remove rear differential carrier subassembly


  1. Disconnect the harness clamp.
  2. Remove the breather tube.
  3. Disconnect the connector.

Toyota RAV4. Remove rear differential carrier subassembly


  1. Support the rear differential carrier with a transmission jack or equivalent.
  2. Fix the nuts in place and remove bolt a, bolt b and bolt c.

Notice:

Do not loosen the nuts. Loosen the bolts.

Toyota RAV4. Remove rear differential carrier subassembly


  1. Slowly lower the jack and then tilt the rear differential carrier.

Toyota RAV4. Remove rear differential carrier subassembly


  1. 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.

  1. Remove rear differential no. 1 And no. 2 Support

Toyota RAV4. Remove rear differential no. 1 And no. 2 Support


  1. Remove the 4 bolts and differential no. 1 And no. 2 Supports from the differential carrier.
  1. Remove rear differential support

Toyota RAV4. Remove rear differential support


  1. Remove the 4 bolts and differential support from the differential carrier.
Rear differential carrier assembly
Components ...

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:

Adding engine oil
â–  Checking the oil type and preparing the items needed Make sure to check the oil type and prepare the items needed before adding oil. Engine oil selection Oil quantity (Low level mark Refill upper limit mark) 1.6 qt. (1.5 L, 1.3 Imp. qt.) Item Clean funnel â–  Adding engine oil If the oi ...

Rear center seat outer belt assembly
Components Removal Caution: Wait at least 90 seconds after disconnecting the cable from the negative (-) battery terminal to prevent airbag and seat belt pretensioner activation. Remove shoulder belt anchor cover rh Using a screwdriver, remo ...

Driving assist systems
To keep driving safety and performance, the following systems operate automatically in response to various driving situations. Be aware, however, that these systems are supplementary and should not be relied upon too heavily when operating the vehicle. Summary of the driving assist systems â–  ABS ( ...

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