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Grease points/zerks on 2015 I4 DC 2WD

Discussion in '4 Cylinder' started by PreRunnerAlabama, May 31, 2016.

  1. May 31, 2016 at 12:54 PM
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    PreRunnerAlabama

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    I'm 17,000 miles into owning my Tacoma so i thought i would grease the drive train and whatever points that my be available. I've only found three zerks so far.

    Do anymore exist?
     
  2. Oct 9, 2017 at 12:43 PM
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    bangertacoma

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    Hi,
    2015 prerunner 2wd 4cyl 2.7L
    The manual says to grease and retorqe propeller shaft every 5k miles,
    I drive a lot for work, already have 105k miles,
    I could not find any zerk points around propeller shaft on either ends.
    How can I grease these u-joints, please help.
    I also feed that it has started developing that bump feeling starting from dead stop. :(
    Please help anyone who knows how to grease the propeller shaft on prerunnder 2wd.
    Thank you!
     
  3. Oct 12, 2017 at 1:36 PM
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    TheCookieMonster

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    I think pre runners have sealed universal joints, that means they didn't come from the factory with grease zerks. most run them till failure then replace the u joints with the greasable variety
     
  4. Oct 16, 2017 at 6:49 PM
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    BassAckwards

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    From what ive found, prerunners are hit and miss as far as zerks on the driveshaft go. For example on my 09 access cab, it came with sealed u joints where as my dads 14 double cab prerunner came with zerks. The only way to know what they came with is to crawl under there and check them out
     
  5. Oct 18, 2017 at 2:30 PM
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    DGXR

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    The 5-lug models have very few chassis lube points, these are designed for lower maintenance (more "street trucks" than the 4wd models). The u-joints are sealed, as are the ball joints. And I don't see anything on the prop shaft (driveshaft) either. Kinda sucks but it is what it is. I've got 138,000 miles and everything is still good.
    The bump on acceleration is the transmission output shaft sticking in the slip yoke (on the front end of the prop shaft), needs to be greased and dust boot reattached. But it's not going to break if it isn't done right away, it's just annoying.
     
  6. Oct 18, 2017 at 3:02 PM
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    DriverSound

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    I have a 4x4 i4 and grease zerks on mine are only on the front driveshaft and not the rear as they are sealed.

    V6 4x4 however has front and rear zerks on the driveshaft.
     
  7. Oct 22, 2017 at 10:32 AM
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    PreRunnerAlabama

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    I have 3 driveline grease zerks. Just wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing any. I know 4X4 have more secondary to transfer case.
     

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