Grease your zerks!!!!

I'll have to get on this one

 

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/te...ntire-drive-shaft-u-joints-5-zerks-total.html

Here's one of the better threads on this with pictures. I believe this only applies to 4x4, non-regular cabs.

 

X2 The best

On my 2WD Tacoma I did not even see any plugs that I could remove and add the fitting. My 91 Sonoma had them everywhere.

 

7 zerks?

Aftermarket stuff or what?

 

I'm glad this thread popped up- went and got my nipples greased yesterday amd the mechanic said some were pretty dry

Yes... I am aware of how funny that sounds. That's why I worded it like that

 

i have 8. do i win?

 

There are no zerks in the steering column according to the pictures I have seen. Also, there is no provision to grease the steering column in the FSM.

However, there are moving parts, and the factory did put some kind of grease in there.

This thread has some excellent pictures of the steering column exposed for your viewing pleasure http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/88077-steering-column-fix.html

And this thread here has some great videos of the steering column http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/44514-steering-column-slop-09-dc-2.html

 

I've even more confused now. I've been reassured that my TRD PreRunner came with no zerks (now I have 2 on my UCA's). How does a 5 lug reg. cab have 8?

 

x2

 

after reading this , did mine this morning
5 zerks

 

I Found 2 more...That's a total of 9 zerks!!! I win

 

Gee, I've been neglecting greasing my nipples for too long, they must be dry, it's the first thing I'm doing in the morning.

 

3 letters. DJM.

i have 2 on each control arm for a total of eight.

 

Because 4x4's are more apt to be used in areas were water intrusion is likely. Depending on the 4x4 platform, usual maintenance after extensive use were axles are submersed, greasing u-joints and differential fluid changes are recommend to expel water that may have intruded.

In traditional 2WD applications, "lube for life" is the new norm. In the 1970's, the Japanese car makers actually performed a few studies on lubed joints of all types and found it was better to go with "lubed for life" in most applications. They discerned this because many different types of joints required different spec lubes, most car mechanics of both home and professional shop were either installing the wrong lube and/or using to much and blowing out seals. Once the seals were blown, joint wear accelerated even faster.

 

Wait, what? About the seals. I pump until I get fresh grease oozing out of the seal.

 

So 2wd's never have to be serviced?

 

Ok, I greased the zerks yesterday. Now i did pump several times and no grease oozed out of the seals of the joints. But it did tried to ooze out of the coupler joints. Those that means the joint is packed and full? Thanks, and oh yes, we call them nipples too where I came from.

 

That means the grease gun was poorly coupled to the zerks and the grease probably didn't enter the u-joint at all.

Opinions vary on whether or pump until you hear the seals "pop", or until you see clean grease coming out of the seals. Personally, I do the latter on Tom Woods' recommendation - grease often (every 1 or 2 oil changes) and grease enough that clean grease flushes out the old grease.

Some people say pumping til fresh grease oozes out of the seals exposes the innards of the u-joint to dirt/water/etc, but if you grease often that's not a concern as that stuff is being flushed out regularly.

 

dammit. now I need a grease gun...:]
....y'all keep learnin' me about shit...then I have to go buy stuff... to save $ on my really eckspansive truck....lol.
really, thanks for the heads up. I really have learned some cool stuff in between all the unlearning we do...

 

Jandrews, thanks for ther reply ' appreciate it. When you say it will come out from the seal, where exactly on the u joint these seal are? Pics will be nice. Thanks.