Grease Fittings
There are six fittings (4x4), and three on the 4x2. This is because the four-wheel-drive models have two drive shafts -- or propeller shafts, as Toyota calls them.
I posted an inquiry a few months back, and someone (sharp4runr, I believe) posted a diagram of where they were. He was exactly correct and I found them rather quickly.
If you are under the vehicle, look at the rear axle. There will be a u-joint thing where the driveshaft meets it. That end has two fittings on it - one that is easily seen, and another that is sort of "inside" the area where the pieces meet. The other end of the driveshaft closest to the transfer case will have just one fitting.
If you look at the front propeller shaft, the end closest to the transfer case will have one fitting, while the end closest to the front differential will have two -- pretty much a mirror image of the other driveshaft.
Toyota recommends two different types of grease, so I just use the best type (synthetic - about $4 per tube) on all of the fittings. One tube will last you quite a long time, so don't worry about spending an extra buck or two. After all, it is a 4Runner and you don't want to be but so cheap.
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Good luck to you; and don't be a dumbazz of the day like I was. Go and read my post from Sunday about that.
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P.S. This is best done with a grease gun that has a flexible tip and which can be pumped with one hand. Typically, you will need your other hand to hold the tip of the grease gun on the end of the zerk (fitting). Be sure it "clicks" into place and that you can see the grease squirt out through the adjoining pieces and not all over your hand!
