Propeller shaft support bearing — removal and installation [Toyota RAV4 XA10]

Removal

Remove the driveshaft.

Use paint or a marker to make alignment marks on the universal joint and driveshaft flanges.

Remove 6 bolts and separate the two halves of the driveshaft.

Use a hammer and chisel to loosen the locked portion of the universal joint nut.

Secure the rear flange of the front part of the driveshaft in a vice with soft jaws, unscrew and remove the nut with the plate washer.



Use paint or marker to mark 1 (figure 10.14) alignment on the flange and the front part of the cardan shaft.

Using a two-jaw puller, remove the coupling flange from the driveshaft.

Remove the washer and thrust bearing from the driveshaft.

Check the condition of the support bearing. It should rotate easily, smoothly and without sticking.

Installation

Install the thrust bearing and washer onto the front of the driveshaft (figure 10.15).

Install the flange onto the driveshaft, aligning the marks made before removal, and secure it with a new nut and washer. Clamp the driveshaft in a vice with soft jaws and tighten the support bearing mounting nut. Use a hammer and chisel to secure the nut.

Connect the front and rear parts of the driveshaft, aligning the marks made before removal, and secure with bolts, tightening them by hand at this stage.

Lubricate the working lips of the gearbox sealing cuff. Insert the front of the driveshaft into the transmission and install, but do not tighten, the driveshaft support bearing bracket bolts to the underbody of the vehicle.

Connect the rear universal joint of the propeller shaft to the flange of the final drive, aligning the marks made before removal, and tighten the nuts and bolts to a torque of 74 N·m.

While the assistant presses the brake pedal, tighten the bolts securing the two parts of the propeller shaft.

Adjust the position of the propeller shaft support bearing.