Toyota Sienna Service Manual: Removal

1. Remove rear wheel

2. Remove exhaust pipe assembly

Hint: (see page ex-8)

3. Remove propeller with center bearing shaft assembly

Hint: (see page pr-3)

4. REMOVE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FILLER PLUG

(A) using a hexagon wrench (10 mm), remove the filler plug and gasket.

5. Remove rear differential drain plug

(A) using a hexagon wrench (10 mm), remove the drain plug and gasket, and drain the oil.

6. Remove rear speed sensor lh

Hint: removal procedure or rh side is the same as that or lh side. (See page ds-21)

7. Remove rear axle shaft nut lh

Hint: removal procedure or rh side is the same as that or lh side. (See page ds-21)

8. REMOVE REAR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY LH

Hint: removal procedure or rh side is the same as that or lh side. (See page ds-21)

9. REMOVE REAR DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER ASSEMBLY

(A) support the rear differential carrier assembly with a jack.

(b) Remove the bolt and nut, separate the No. 1 rear differential support.

(c) Remove the 2 bolts, separate the rear differential support assembly.

NOTICE: Be careful not to drop the rear differential carrier assembly.

10. REMOVE REAR DIFFERENTIAL SUPPORT ASSEMBLY

(a) Remove the 3 bolts and rear differential support assembly.

11. REMOVE REAR DIFFERENTIAL DYNAMIC DAMPER

(a) Remove the 2 bolts and rear differential dynamic damper from the No. 1 rear differential support.

12. REMOVE NO. 1 REAR DIFFERENTIAL SUPPORT

(a) Remove the 2 bolts, 2 nuts and No. 1 rear differential support.