Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Service Manual: Differential oil seal
Components


Replacement
- Replace transaxle housing oil seal lh
- Drain the automatic transaxle fluid.
- Remove the drain plug and gasket, and drain
atf.
- Install a new gasket and drain plug.
Torque: 47 n*m (479 kgf*cm, 35 ft.*Lbf)
- Remove the front drive shaft lh (see page ds-41).
- Remove the transaxle housing oil seal lh.
- Using sst, tap out the oil seal.
Sst 09308-00010

- Install a new transaxle housing oil seal lh.

- Coat the lip of a new oil seal with mp grease.
- Using sst and a hammer, tap in the oil seal.
Sst 09726-27012 (09726-02041), 09950-
70010 (09951-07200, 09951-07200)
Standard depth:
0 +-0.5 Mm (0 +-0.020 In.)
- Install the front drive shaft lh (see page ds-65).
- Add automatic transaxle fluid.
Fluid type:
toyota genuine atf ws
- Inspect the transaxle fluid level (see page ax-102).
- Replace transaxle housing oil seal rh
- Remove the engine with transaxle (see page em-
98).
- Drain the automatic transaxle fluid.
- Remove the drain plug and gasket, and drain
atf.
- Install a new gasket and the drain plug.
Torque: 47 n*m (479 kgf*cm, 35 ft.*Lbf)
- Remove the 3 bolts and drive shaft bearing bracket.
- Remove the 3 bolts and engine mount bracket rr.
- Remove the transfer assembly (see page tf-59).
- Remove the transaxle housing oil seal rh.
- Using a screwdriver with vinyl tape wound
around its tip, remove the oil seal.
Notice:
Be careful not to damage the housing.

- Install a new transaxle housing oil seal rh.
- Coat the lip of a new oil seal with mp grease.
- Using sst and a hammer, tap in the oil seal.
Sst 09309-37010
standard depth:
6.0 +-0.5 Mm (0.236 +-0.020 In.)

- Install the transfer assembly (see page tf-75).
- Install the engine mount bracket rr with the 3 bolts.
Torque: 64 n*m (652 kgf*cm, 47 ft.*Lbf)
- Install the drive shaft bearing bracket with the 3
bolts.
Torque: 64 n*m (653 kgf*cm, 47 ft.*Lbf)
- Install the engine with transaxle (see page em-105).
- Add automatic transaxle fluid.
Fluid type:
toyota genuine atf ws
- Inspect the fluid level (see page ax-102).
Components
Removal
Disconnect cable from negative battery
terminal
Caution:
Wait at least 90 seconds after disconnecting the
cable from the negative (-) battery terminal to
preven ...
Components
Removal
Remove engine assembly with transaxle
Remove the engine with transaxle (see page em-
98).
Drain automatic transaxle fluid
Remove the drain plug and gask ...
Other materials:
Opening the back door from outside the vehicle
Back door opener
Vehicles without a power
back door
Raise the back door while
pressing up the back door
opener switch.
Vehicles with a power back
door
When the back door is
unlocked: press the back door
opener switch.
When the back door is locked
(vehicles with a smart key ...
Installation
Install generator assembly
Confirm that the wire harness of the crankshaft
position sensor is secured to the wire harness
clamp bracket through the back of the rib of the
timing chain cover.
Install the generator with the 2 bolts.
Torque: 21 n*m (215 kgf*cm, 16 ft.*Lb ...
Blower motor circuit
Description
When the heater control (blower switch) is set to position 1 or higher, the
contact of the htr relay is
closed, current flows to the blower motor, and the blower motor operates. The
blower motor speed can be
changed by exchanging the ground and the blower resistor circuit with the ...