2020 Tacoma prop/drive shaft lube?

So I'm a bit confused... 2020, my manual still says the drive shaft needs to be lubricated. Unfortunately for my drive shaft (4wd by the way), it has no zerks, unlike my 2015 which still had 5.

So did the manual just not get updated, or am I missing something obvious?

 

Check the front drive shaft...

 

I just did (again!). I still can't find them, and it's not like I don't know where they used to be. If they're still there somewhere they're invisible to me, and the front is easy to check since you can just spin it by hand.

 

What year as they removed most or all them in late 2017 or 2018 i think

they must have read to many threads about low grease in the u-joints

 

Joined: Sep 4, 2015
and only 9 posts ? where have you been hiding ?

 

Under my truck!

 

Sorry, this is a 2020 by the way. If they removed them all in '18 that would explain it, but again, the manual still mentions it, which is why I'm here asking...

 

My '19 still has them on the front.. they're hiding in the middle of the joint, not out on the cups.. maybe the '20s are all sealed?
Dunno

Edit: stick your finger in there and wiggle it around. You'll feel the nub eventually.

 

Well, @heffergm, I am with you and do not think the 2020s have grease zerks... I sure do not see them anywhere on the driveshafts of my 2020. I have had other Tacomas and am familiar with greasing the zerks and do not see any.

If any of you find zerks on 2020 driveshafts, please post pictures and include your model because I sure do not see them and would like to know for sure.

 

LOL!

 

Echoing this.
I went under the truck Monday, couldn't find anything.
Came out, read the manual, saw what you OP references, went back under. Couldn't find anything.
Pulled up a separate post in this forum, went back under. Still didn't find anything.
Fair to say I didn't trust myself very much. I concur, the 2020's appear to be fully sealed driveshafts at all unions.

 

your going to want to do this also... its easy to do. i did it and im not even lifted yet.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...-and-write-up-to-follow.472081/#post-14249113
many threads this is just one.
good luck with the lift.

ECGS-T8CS-BUSHING

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...-and-write-up-to-follow.472081/#post-14249113

 

I have a 2020 Trd spot and no zerks to be found on the drive shaft.

 

Same here. Checked again over the weekend and neither drive shaft has greasable ones. They all appeared to be Spicer non-greasable joints; manual still mentions this as a maintenance point.

 

The OEM Spicer non greasable u-joints in my XJ Cherokee lasted 150k+ miles, I just replaced all 7 of them as preventative maintenance to hopefully last another 20 years. Only 1 cap on one of the 7 u-joints was dry on grease.

I say moving to the sealed units is a win, the non-greasable joints are stronger, and it's one less thing for the average home mechanic /dealership to forget to do.

 

Depends on how many deep water crossings you do.

 

When they start making noise (clunk, squeaking) unless you want to be proactive 100k

 

My 2020 has none they are sealed first thing I looked for when I got mine home.

 

I haven't greased anything on my 2020's drives shafts nor am I going to! 0 Zerks given!