Master rebuild kit for the Toyota U140E/U140F 4-speed with clutch plates, seals and gaskets for 2000-2008 RAV4, 2001-2007 Highlander and 2002-2003 Camry.
A V6 Camry, Highlander or Lexus RX300, or an all-wheel-drive RAV4, that slips on the 2-3 shift, flares or hangs in neutral going into Reverse, or binds up on the 1-2 shift has usually reached the point where the Toyota/Aisin U140 four-speed needs to come apart. This master rebuild kit is the soft-parts set for that teardown: friction and steel clutch plates, the piston and shaft seals, the pan gasket and the valve body gasket set, cross-referenced to the T13600A, T13602A, T136080A and T136081A kit numbers used across the rebuild trade. It fits both the front-drive U140E and the all-wheel-drive U140F, which share the same gear train and differ in the transfer output.
The U140 shifts by applying clutches and brakes (Toyota labels them C1, C3, B2, B3 and so on) with hydraulic pistons, and every one of those packs wears a little with each shift. Once the friction lining thins out, clearances open up, the ECM keeps adding pressure through its adaptive tables to compensate, and eventually the shift turns into a flare or a slip. A master kit lets you renew every pack and every rubber seal at once, so the unit goes back together with factory-style clearances and no hardened lip seals left to bleed off apply pressure.
Not every U140 complaint is a worn clutch pack. Transmission Digest's TASC Force write-up on this family gives a quick split test for a 1-2 bind: unplug the transmission connector and select Reverse. No Reverse with the connector off points to the DSL (lockup) solenoid or the B2 control valve in the valve body; Reverse that works points at the ECM, and 2001-2003 RAV4s were known for ECM faults. The same article notes that resetting the learned adapts can cure a bind without any parts. A 2-3 slip with a flared or delayed Reverse, on the other hand, is classic direct-clutch pressure loss, which is a teardown job. Read the fluid and check line pressure first; our transmission slipping diagnosis guide and flare vs slip explainer walk through both.
The listing names RAV4 2000-2008, Highlander 2001-2007 and Camry 2002-2003. The U140 is not in every one of those cars, so check before ordering. Per Toyota's U-family applications, the U140E went into V6 front-drive models (2002-2004 Camry V6, 2001-2003 Highlander V6, 1999-2001 ES 300, 1999-2003 RX 300 FWD) and the U140F into all-wheel-drive models (2001-2003 Highlander AWD, RAV4 AWD, RX 300 AWD). Four-cylinder front-drive Camrys, Highlanders and RAV4s use the U241E instead, and the 3.3L Highlander and 3.5L RAV4 use the five-speed U151E/U151F, so this kit is wrong for those. Read the transaxle code on the case or the build plate, or send us the year and VIN and we will confirm it. Browse the rest of the family under Aisin and Toyota transmission parts.
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Only if it has the U140F, which is the four-cylinder all-wheel-drive version. A front-drive four-cylinder RAV4 uses the U241E and the 3.5L V6 RAV4 uses the five-speed U151, so check the code on the transaxle or send us the VIN.
Yes. The kit is listed for both; the two share the gear train and clutch packs, and the F version adds the all-wheel-drive transfer output.
That combination usually means direct-clutch pressure loss from worn sealing rings, a ring-grooved direct drum or rear cover, or a missing case-to-cover seal. The kit renews the seals and frictions, but a grooved drum or cover has to be replaced too.
The kit carries clutch plates, seals and gaskets. Plan to add a filter and, if the old pistons are hardened, a bonded piston kit.
Use the Toyota fluid your model year specifies, Type T-IV on earlier units and WS where called for. Total fill is roughly 8.2 L for the U140E and 8.9 L for the U140F, then check level hot.
Yes. Reset the ECM learned values with a capable scan tool, then drive through every shift at light, steady throttle until the shifts feel normal.
