Lubing My Taco

Haynes says the lube should be done every 7500 miles. It says to grease the driveshaft universal joints and slip yokes. How many total spots are there on a 2014 taco 4wd v6? Kinda weak the manual doesn't say.

Should any other suspension points be lubed? I get a little squeek going over some speed bumps.

thanks guys

 

Sorry, I saw "Taco" + "Lube", you know how it is...being a smartass...

 

Lots of threads on this site about this, including photos. Do a search of the 2nd gen forum ( hint: search for 'zerks').

 

When in doubt, lube the whole shaft with a brush! No, don't.

 

Title got my interest, only to be let down once inside

 

I'll help ya OP.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/greasing-entire-drive-shaft-u-joints-5-zerks-total.56976/

 

i saw that post. Are those the only ones? Nothing in the front suspension?!

"zerk" = "great fitting"? Haynes doesn't use that term.

 

There should be a zerk at each end of the front DS (at least on my 1st-gen there is)

I guess 'zerk' is an old term, the FSM likely says 'grease fitting'.

 

How much was your FSM and how do you like it? The Haynes is pretty solid ($30) but could be a little more detailed for newbs.

 

If you plan on keeping your rig for many years, and doing your own repairs, I highly recommend getting the FSM for your specific year. I have the 1999 FSM for my '99, but the 98-00 years are pretty much the same, mechanically at least.

For 1999, the manual came in 3 volumes, including a separate one for electrical diagrams.
I bought each one separately, online, and paid a total of around $150.

I also have a Haynes manual which I keep in the truck.

 

so i got under there and the picture of the middle joint in the Haynes doesn't match the actual 2014 drive shaft.

i found a total 4 zerks. one by the tranny, one in the middle, one at the end by the axel.

anyone with a 2014 find anything different?

 

anyone?

 

My 2014 had 5 as stated. 2 up in the front driveshaft and 3 for the rear driveshaft.