5th G Drive Shaft Greasing

👷‍♂️ Support / Repair

2024 4Runner Off Road Premium

29.5k miles current

18.5k last drive shaft greasing

29k most recent drive shaft greasing

Yes, greasing the drive shaft is a simple task. 6 zerks..

I will do more often, that being said

I noticed a clunk around 28~ when coming to a somewhat abrupt stop, happens pretty rarely.

After watching YouTube videos (no more than 2-3 pumps for yokes) and consulting ChatGPT.. I ended up doing around 4-5 pumps across 2 days letting grease fill out best I could and slowly breaking after greasing. My question is, I still have a small clunk here and there it’s noticeably better but still occurs. My intent is to keep this car forever. I know this isn’t a big issue, but is something I think about when it happens.

Do i just deal with it and wait till next mile quota for more grease, or add maybe one more pump. Then re-do spiders?

Thank you

Posted Feb 11, 2026, 10:13 PM UTC

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