wooohooo! guess what i get to replace.

u-joints!! fml.

 

never knew i had to. mechanic says i drive like a maniac too, 110k 2005 :/

 

120 dollar lesson

 

when id accelerate it would sound like someones dragging a pipe along a fence, clink clink clink, and when i back up its a squeeking noise.

 

^ +1 to the symptoms

 

Ouch

 

this is like flooring it, if im accelerating calmly, it clinks for a few seconds then goes to normal. oh well. getting fixed tomorrow

 

Not trying to be preaching but do you have access to the maintenance schedule manual? Keep you from having these kind of surprises on things that are easily preventable.

 

^ what would make this preventable is jerks which we dont have

 

U joints aren't that hard to replace. Do em yourself, save the money, and learn something in the process. I helped my buddy replace u joints in his ranger in 20 minutes(including beer drinking).

 

That is lame.

 

At least it is a quick and easy job.

 

U-joints don't last forever. If I get 100K out of mine I'll be happy. And if anyone was wondering, only the 4x4's have greaseable zerks. The other Tacoma's have non-serviceable u-joints. People will argue over which ones are better... But I don't think it matters too much.

 

ha ha they last 100K when you dont lube then If you lube them they have no end day 100k 200k 300k whatever the day is. On 1 gen some people have 300K on the same u-joints and still going, but they grease them.

 

If (when) my prerunner ones give up due to no zerks then ones with zerks will be going back on. I would bet all kinds of money that they fail within 2 weeks after hittin 100k since I'll be the one payin for them after ext drivetrain warranty expires.

 

update: they are working on my truck as we speak, toyota gave my gf two u-joints but my truck needs three, and they are too big. so im returned them to toyota, i got em for 45 ea. regular price is 75. mechanic ordered the three i needed from napa, 15 bucks each. haha plus 60 dollars to install since i was too lazy to go to tijuana to get them done. border waits a pain.

 

Maint free joints are good till their seals fail and loose grease. They tolerate running in water better than greaseables. Individual results will vary, but grease is cheaper than new joints
Make sure you mark the shafts to keep the same phase. If you put them back out of phase it will vibrate.

 

They're a bitch and a half to replace. Needle bearings are evil!

 

I thought you got to replace your gf... nvm