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:
Dynamic radar cruise control
with full-speed range
In vehicle-to-vehicle distance
control mode, the
vehicle automatically accelerates,
decelerates and
stops to match the speed
changes of the preceding
vehicle even if the accelerator
pedal is not depressed.
In constant speed control
mode, the vehicle runs at a
fixed speed.
Use the dynamic radar
cru ...
Steering angle sensor communication stop mode
Description
Wiring diagram
Inspection procedure
Notice:
Turn the ignition switch off before measuring the resistances of the
main wire and the branch
wire.
After the ignition switch is turned off, check that the key reminder
warning system and light
reminder warning system ...
Parts location
System diagram
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