[berettar6]

hi all..first time posting. just bought a 04 tacoma 2wd v6 and the tranny seems to have a thumping sound everytime i stop the truck. i brought it back to the dealership and they told me it's normal and all u need to do is grease the u-joints/propellar shaft? can anyone please help me locate where the u-joints/propellar shaft is? many many thanks. i love the truck but this problem really suck everytime i drive it. much love for all your help. peace!!

 

[berettar6]

sorry!!

opps, noobie mistake. back to the truck thread.

 

[cam2Xrunner]

The u-joints are part of the drive shaft assembly. I'm pretty sure they'll have zirc fittings. Your scheduled maintenance guide will tell you every 15k miles you need to lubricate the propeller shaft and re-torque the propeller shaft bolt. If you are bringing your truck into the dealership they should automatically do it while servicing the truck. If you're bringing it to jiffy lube, they have no idea about it.

 

[humanoid]

Here's a link for the propeller shaft/u-joint fittings. The link is for a 4Runner, but you get the picture.

http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/maintenance/tacoma_4runner_30k/maintenancep4.html#driveshaft

 

[berettar6]

many many thx guys. you guys rock!!!!! i'm gonna try it this weekend and hope to cure this problem. i'll let u guys. thx again!!