My '07 4WD Access Cab has a total of 5 zerks at the u-joints. 3 rear, 2 front.

 

My 06 has them on the U-joints?? Some are hard to see and are tucked up in the joint

Lunch

 

Spin the shaft some. The zirks might be hiding on the other side of the joints.

 

Bump, double checked and so zerk fittings. Anyone else have this issue?

 

WTF are zerk fittings

 

WTF are zerk fittings

grease fittings

My '07 4WD Access Cab has a total of 5 zerks at the u-joints. 3 rear, 2 front.

ditto on all counts

 

^It's where you grease the joints on your drive shaft (or anywhere that requires grease lubrication).

I don't think its possible that Toyota did away with them. I don't have any pictures, but I bet they've been posted at some point. Like Pb said, you might need to turn your drive shaft to expose them, and there is one at every joint.

 

I've seen u-joints without them before, but I think if Toyota was going to start using them then they would print a revised maintenance guide at the same time.

Stranger things have happened, though.

 

Bump, double checked and so zerk fittings. Anyone else have this issue?

There is such a thing as u-joints without grease fittings. Perhaps not all of out trucks got the same u-joints.

 

I've seen u-joints without them before, but I think if Toyota was going to start using them then they would print a revised maintenance guide at the same time.

Stranger things have happened, though.

The prerunners and minis use zerk-less u-joints on the DS (from what I have read here). There is a thread here (if you wanna search for it) from about a year ago containing this discussion.

IDK why this guy has no zerks on his 4x4, though.

 

My 07 ac has them. They may have changed to different joints in mid year.

 

There is such a thing as u-joints without grease fittings.

No, I have seen plenty of them with no zerks. Sealed and lubed-for-life (the life of the u-joint, I guess ). But my '05 has the 5 that it's supposed to. Maybe Toyota is phasing them out and opting for the sealed units.

 

^It's where you grease the joints on your drive shaft (or anywhere that requires grease lubrication).

No zerks on my drive shaft either... Must have gotten the low bid version.

 

Just went out to check mine, have them. The transfer case shaft u-joint zerks are tucked up inside the center. The main drive shaft u-joint zerks are right on the end. My 05 had them, all tucked up inside.

 

actually non-greasable u-joints have its pros.

-the Spicer Life series has a triple lip. It's supposed to be water proof. Some jeep guys are running these.

-They are stronger because they are not drilled through for grease passages.

-Lazy people like me don't have to worry about constantly regreasing u-joints

 

Seeing a pattern here, those that are saying they have no zerks have long beds. Different driveshaft, different u-joints perhaps.

 

Hah, very observant of you, CheazyE! I never woulda noticed, but I bet you're onto something! :thumbup:

 

I have an 06 DCab LongBed and I definitely have grease Zerks, I've been greasing them every 5000 miles with the oil change.

 

none on my 06 x-runner

 

There wouldn't be any on an X-Runner, only the 4x4 trucks have grease zerks, all the others have sealed and permanently lubed u-joints.