I was just in the dealership yesterday (for 25k checkup) and I asked them the same thing. He looked at me like I was a noob. "That's old school we don't use those anymore."so i called toyota dealership and ask them if they grease zerks..
they were like.. what in the world is zerk?
is there any other term??
If it will fit into some of the tighter areas that the Zerks live in, it would be a nice solution to the business end of the grease gun getting stuck on the Zerks. I like it. Thanks for the link! :bigthumb:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H7LPKKU/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3UPOD5O08GT8E
What do you guys think of this here doohickey?
In my experience, nobody calls them Zerks anymore. If you mention grease fitting nipple-looking thingies, they will know what you are getting at.I was just in the dealership yesterday (for 25k checkup) and I asked them the same thing. He looked at me like I was a noob. "That's old school we don't use those anymore."
He was just the appointment/service desk so maybe he isn't aware? Does that mean the mechanic that worked on my truck didn't know either? Are there really zerks on my 2013 FJ? Do I need to get under there myself?
Greese Nippleso i called toyota dealership and ask them if they grease zerks..
they were like.. what in the world is zerk?
is there any other term??
No, you're not trying to pack or fill up the slip yoke. Centrifugal force will spread the grease out along the splines as you drive.So I got under there and greased the zerks on my 2013 6MT. I always ask the dealership to grease them when they oil is changed, however, the front u-joint on the front drive shaft took a lot of grease, the others only a little.
I greased the slip yokes until the shafts extended about 1/8". No grease came out. I bounced the suspension up and down, drove back and forth stopping short, drove over speed bumps etc but still no grease has come out of the slip joints. Should I add more grease to the slip yokes?
Make sure your pump until grease ooze out of the slip yokes.
If you don't, the old grease will dry up by the seals causing blockage.
You should see grease flung by the slip yokes every time you grease the yokes because that's how they keep greased.
If your car is clean no flung grease by the slip yokes, you have a problem.
I am going to again urge caution on this. My slip yoke does not have a hole in it to relieve pressure. I checked and double checked.Moral of the story: Over greasing is definitely the way to go on the slide yokes.
I am going to again urge caution on this. My slip yoke does not have a hole in it to relieve pressure. I checked and double checked.
While I pumping mine up with grease, at one point the pressure abruptly pushed the splined shaft out and created a fair amount of pressure on the driveshaft. It was trying to push the differential and the transmission apart. And there was no grease coming out between the yoke and the splined shaft. Perhaps this is because mine was built in 2006 and the newer yokes have the bleed hole...... but mine did not.
Just a word or caution. Check before you go overboard with the grease.
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I wanted to quote javylsu's post here because I believe it is dead accurate. When I first lubed the zerks, they were bone dry, probably never had been done, because it took so many pumps that initial time. I saw the driveshaft move finally with enough, so I let it settle. Echoing javylsu here, GO SLOW! You do definitely want to see the grease exiting the slip yoke sleeve eventually, then you know you are done. Don't keep pumping without letting the driveshaft settle though. Any "horror stories" about hydrolock on the driveshaft must have come from too many pumps without time to settle in my view.Sorry, I probably should have been more clear - my slip yoke doesn’t have a “hole” in it either - it’s the OEM unit, which has a press-fit cap that allows grease around the perimeter of the cap if pressure gets too high - similar to the way a sink stopper seals your sink (but with flow in the opposite direction). The reason I mentioned the bit about Spicer’s instructions to “plug the hole with your finger” was to underscore their intent of pumping grease until it reaches the splines, which might require building a bit of pressure by plugging the relief hole with your finger.
I would advise anyone greasing the slip joint to GO SLOW. You want the shaft to move, but I wait until it settles back a bit before pumping any more. My splines probably took so much grease because I don’t think they were ever properly lubed before I bought the rig. I suspect future greasings won’t take nearly as much grease.
Just to be sure, I got underneath the rig yesterday after the drive home from work, and noticed a little bit of moly grease coming out of the seal where the splined shaft enters the slip joint, so now I have positive confirmation that my seals and joints are working properly and are sufficiently lubed.![]()