RAV4 2WD V6-3.5L (2GR-FE) (2006)
CAUTION: Wear protective gloves while performing the operation and be careful to avoid cutting your hands or other body parts.
a. Install a new boot clamp to the outboard joint boot and temporarily bend the lever.
NOTICE: When temporarily bending the lever, make sure not to deform the band and lever.
b. Using water pump pliers, temporarily lock the boot clamp by clamping it down until a click sound is heard.
c. Using a plastic-faced hammer, fix the buckle into place by tapping it. At the same time, use the plastic-faced hammer to adjust the lift of the
lever so that the gaps between the buckle flange and lever end flange become even.
NOTICE: Do not strike the drive shaft forcefully with the plastic-faced hammer.