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Originally Posted by orcking
This is the second time I am doing this.
First time was straight forward.
This time I noticed one u joint had one side where grease was not coming out.
Also the yoke zerk was not taking grease. ordered new fitting for that one.
I am doing the grease on the floor without lifting. would lifting the truck remove the pressure on the u-joint for better results? should I lightly tap on the u-joint with a mallet to help the pressure?
also on the limited 4 full time, how do you turn the front shaft by hand?
Thanks
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Toyota calls for a "MP" Grade of grease for driveshafts and U-Joints, you can also use an EP if you want; but basically any automotive grade "multi-purpose" grease that meets MP standards should be fine.
I use a moly grease at work (was using Valvoline's multi-vehicle Moly and then got a few tubes of the Sta-Lube for my little greaser and grease gun; have always had good luck with Sta-Lube in other applications), on our lifts, and in my own 4th gen; never had problems.
By the way, I don't know if it's because they get painted over or what, but I have had many zerks on drivelines not take grease at first. I'll scrape the tops of them with a pocket screwdriver or pick and then give the little ball a poke to make sure it hasn't rusted itself shut. 9/10 it gets the fitting working and shouldn't give you any problems. These aren't hydraulic systems after all.