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2011 4WD Automatic tranny - Am I missing driveline Zerk?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by craddojc, Nov 20, 2019.

  1. Nov 20, 2019 at 2:59 PM
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    craddojc

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    My 2011 Tacoma TRD FWD has 5 driveline U joints, and both shafts are built by Spicer. It has only about 30K miles and everything under the car looks brand new, but I wanted to grease all the fittings to be certain grease was there.... All the UJ's have a grease fitting except the one at the aft end of the forward drive shaft (yes, I checked several times). Is this normal? should I do something about it?
     
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    I have a 2005 4wd double cab. It has a Spicer driveline too, 3 zerks going from transfer case to rear diff. And has 2 zerks for the driveline going from transfer to the front diff. I have 2 sway bar links that have 2 zerks a piece. My truck has 9 that i have found thus far. Im not sure if that helps any lol..
     
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    only zerks that come stock are on u joints on front and rear driveshafts. anything more is aftermarket parts.

    OP, the front driveshaft have zerk fittings in the middle of the joint.
     
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    TnShooter - Thanks for link to those zerk picts!!! I will get under the car tomorrow and see if I can locate the missing one. All the ones I have found so far were bone dry
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  6. Nov 20, 2019 at 7:45 PM
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    '15 trd sport here...5 zerks on my driveline that I can find
     
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  7. Nov 21, 2019 at 4:44 PM
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    THANKS EVERYONE! With your help I was able to locate and grease the missing zerk- couldn’t see it until I removed that shield. This is a great forum!!!!
     
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    5 zerk joints. also known as grease nipples. 2 in the front drive shaft. 3 in the rear drive shaft. Once a year lubrication is sufficient.
     

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