Toyota RAV4 Service Manual: Differential oil seal

Components

Replacement

1. Replace transaxle housing oil seal lh

1. Drain the automatic transaxle fluid.

1. Remove the drain plug and gasket, and drain atf.
2. Install a new gasket and drain plug.

Torque: 47 n*m (479 kgf*cm, 35 ft.*Lbf)

2. Remove the front drive shaft lh (see page ds-41).
3. Remove the transaxle housing oil seal lh.

1. Using sst, tap out the oil seal.

Sst 09308-00010

4. Install a new transaxle housing oil seal lh.

1. Coat the lip of a new oil seal with mp grease.
2. Using sst and a hammer, tap in the oil seal.

Sst 09726-27012 (09726-02041), 09950- 70010 (09951-07200, 09951-07200)

Standard depth: 0 +-0.5 Mm (0 +-0.020 In.)

5. Install the front drive shaft lh (see page ds-65).
6. Add automatic transaxle fluid.

Fluid type: toyota genuine atf ws

7. Inspect the transaxle fluid level (see page ax-102).

2. Replace transaxle housing oil seal rh

1. Remove the engine with transaxle (see page em- 98).
2. Drain the automatic transaxle fluid.

1. Remove the drain plug and gasket, and drain atf.
2. Install a new gasket and the drain plug.

Torque: 47 n*m (479 kgf*cm, 35 ft.*Lbf)

3. Remove the 3 bolts and drive shaft bearing bracket.
4. Remove the 3 bolts and engine mount bracket rr.
5. Remove the transfer assembly (see page tf-59).
6. Remove the transaxle housing oil seal rh.

1. Using a screwdriver with vinyl tape wound around its tip, remove the oil seal.

Notice:

Be careful not to damage the housing.

7. Install a new transaxle housing oil seal rh.

1. Coat the lip of a new oil seal with mp grease.
2. Using sst and a hammer, tap in the oil seal.

Sst 09309-37010 standard depth: 6.0 +-0.5 Mm (0.236 +-0.020 In.)

7. Install the transfer assembly (see page tf-75).
8. Install the engine mount bracket rr with the 3 bolts.

   Torque: 64 n*m (652 kgf*cm, 47 ft.*Lbf)

9. Install the drive shaft bearing bracket with the 3 bolts.

Torque: 64 n*m (653 kgf*cm, 47 ft.*Lbf)

11. Install the engine with transaxle (see page em-105).
12. Add automatic transaxle fluid.

Fluid type: toyota genuine atf ws

13. Inspect the fluid level (see page ax-102).