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:

Emission inspection and maintenance (I/M) programs
Some states have vehicle emission inspection programs which include OBD (On Board Diagnostics) checks. The OBD system monitors the operation of the emission control system. If the malfunction indicator lamp comes on The OBD system determines that a problem exists somewhere in the emission control sy ...

Footwell light
On-vehicle inspection Inspect footwell light Connect the battery's positive (+) lead to terminal 2 and the negative (-) lead to terminal 1, then check that the light comes on. Ok: light comes on. If the result is not as specified, replace the light. ...

Installing child restraints
Follow the child restraint system manufacturer’s instructions. Firmly secure child restraints to the seats using the latch anchors or a seat belt. Attach the top tether strap when installing a child restraint. The lap/shoulder belt can be used if your child restraint system is not compati ...

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