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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:

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 ...

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