tiki_man_ca

my truck is a 1998 toyota tacoma 2wd 4 cylinder with 5 speed manual and an extended cab and im getting some clunking noises and i think it just needs some grease and alos when i get up to about 70kph or 40 mph so if anyone has any suggestions on that but back to the greasing i cant find any nipples and i do know what normal nipples look like because i grew up running equipment and seviceing them a little im not what u call mechanical genuis but i do know some stuff and i got underneath my truck and looked everywere so if someone could tell me were they are or are supposed to be i really hope they didnt break of because i have seen that happen but anyways thank u for ur time and i cant wait to hear ur suggestions

Jeffires

There sure have been alot of zerk threads lately. There is a good writeup in the tech section if you search a little.

tiki_man_ca

yah i tried searching greasing but come up with nothing but i guess i could try searching zerks

Intrepid

They store the "nipples" right next to the periods...geuss you didn't find those either.

http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/mainte...tml#driveshaft

Localmotion

check the tech section...there is a jawsome write up there.

tiki_man_ca

what periods? like is that a joke? if not what a periods and i cant find any grease zerks on my u joints or axles or anything my truck is jacked up right now and ive been under it like 30 times looking for nipples gets really annoying being under there im a carpenter not a mechanic lol

Localmotion

DOH!!

i dont think the 2WDs have zerk fittings..LOL

im 99.99999999% sure they dont.

tiki_man_ca

oh really well then how am i suppose to grease it?

Localmotion

I dont think you can.

tiki_man_ca

well frick that is retarted but w/e i think im gonna get a friend thats a mechanic to look at it for me mabey well thanks for ur help everyone

Localmotion

im pretty positive you dont need to lube the driveshaft in 2wd vehicles.

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/show...2wd+driveshaft

tiki_man_ca

yah well then how do i get rid of the cluking noise and the shaking cause i was almost positive thats what it was

Localmotion

shaking? while breaking, driving?

describe what your symptoms are.

tiki_man_ca

driving
oh and by the way im sorry if im sounding rude i dont mean to im just really frustraded with my truck lol i really appreciate ur help it means alot to me

Localmotion

dont worry about it...we all have bad days. hope it gets better

are your tires balanced?

If there is vibration under braking, are your rotors warped?

Intrepid

Periods those sneaky little punctuations that keep a whole paragraph from running together they really make it easier to read I mean I can deal without capitalization but when you just keep running on it gets aggravating to read nevermind when you add in random misspellings to further confuse the matter it was a joke and it amused me what can I say for some reason when I read it it makes me crazy haha

If you don't see the zerks in the general areas of the u-joints, (inside of the joint, on the outside of the joint, there might not be any. I don't know why it would be like that, but it could be true. You might check out www.customtacos.com, they would know more about 2wd's.

tiki_man_ca

no i dont think its braking and i just had 4 brand new tires put on at the begining of winter and all the weights are still on and there isnt any ice in the tires either lol it really sucks mmmmm i wonder if alignment would have gone out by now though?

Localmotion

hmm...i would first check the balance of the tires. I havent done any wheeling and still have all my weights on, my tires are slightly out of balance.

maybe tierods?

do the easy as pie, chalk test. get a peice of chalk(sidewalk chalk) and draw a line across your tires..then drive straight. If there is chalk missing on one side..you need an alignement.

tiki_man_ca

ok ill try that thanks

Jeffires

Clunk or vibration in the driveline (not steering or front end) could be universal joints.