I'm halfway (hopefully) into a leaky differential seal replacement and am stuck.
2008 Rav4 Sport, V6 4wd
So far I have:
-Removed the 4 bolts for the drive shaft
- Moved the drive shaft out of the way
- Removed the front mounts for the differential - have the diff supported from below
- Removed the 4 bolts and the electromagnetic coupling (the front half) and have the drive shaft hanging slightly out of the way.
That exposed the electromagnet: I've removed the spring clip that holds it to the yolk, but I can't seem to get the electromagnet out. I can wiggle it around and I see it pulling on the strain relief on the back of the diff housing - which makes me hesitate on just pulling harder.
It sounds like once I get the magnet off, I'm 3 bolts away from the seal.
Any ideas?
2008 Rav4 Sport, V6 4wd
So far I have:
-Removed the 4 bolts for the drive shaft
- Moved the drive shaft out of the way
- Removed the front mounts for the differential - have the diff supported from below
- Removed the 4 bolts and the electromagnetic coupling (the front half) and have the drive shaft hanging slightly out of the way.
That exposed the electromagnet: I've removed the spring clip that holds it to the yolk, but I can't seem to get the electromagnet out. I can wiggle it around and I see it pulling on the strain relief on the back of the diff housing - which makes me hesitate on just pulling harder.
It sounds like once I get the magnet off, I'm 3 bolts away from the seal.
Any ideas?
