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:

Cleaning the Digital Rearview Mirror
■ Cleaning the mirror surface If the mirror surface is dirty, the image on the display may be difficult to see. Clean the mirror surface gently using a soft dry cloth. ■ Cleaning the camera If the camera lens is dirty, the displayed image may not be clear. In this case, clean it with a soft clo ...

Gauges and meters (with 12.3-inch multi-information display)
The meters display various drive information. Meter display ■ Locations of gauges and meters The meter type can be changed on of the multi-information display. Type 1/Type 2 The units of measure may differ depending on the intended destination of the vehicle. Multi-information display Presen ...

Audio system
Operations such as listening to audio, using the hands-free phone, confirming vehicle information and changing audio system settings are started by using the following buttons. Audio system operation buttons “Audio” button Display the “select audio source” screen or audio top s ...

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