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.
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
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Other materials:
Components
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On-vehicle inspection
Check ignition coil assembly and perform spark test
Notice:
in this section, the terms "cold" and "hot" refer to
the temperature of the coils. "Cold" means
approximately -10 to 50°c (14 to 122°f). "Hot" means
approximately 50 to 100°c (122 to 212 ...
Differential case
Components
Disassembly
Remove front differential ring gear
Place the matchmarks on the ring gear and
differential case.
Remove the 14 bolts.
Using a plastic-faced hammer, tap on the ring gear
to remove it from the case.
Remove front differential case ...