Grease gun helps mysterious "thud" in Tundra Drivetrain

[RichR]

I found this at Sears.
Lubrimatic makes it,part #11867
Sears had # 9 50019 on the receipt.
You have got to push hard and straight on.
I had the thump once.
I now grease the driveshaft every 3k.
Hey guys good luck

[Joe]

Originally Posted by JTs02Tundra

I noticed that "thud" on my 2002. I really thought several times that someone hit me from behind. I found out in TS that greasing the propellor shaft fittings solves this problem, and it did, but I have a standard grease gun and I can't get to one of the fittings.

The forward fitting near the differential is in between a very narrow gap in the universal joint. Is there a special fitting for the grease gun to do this? Is so, where in the world do I get one? I checked Autozone and they scratched their heads and gave me the old "palms up".

There's a "long" needle fitting that will get the job done. I'll post it in my photos here for a couple of days. If you miss it just E-mail me and I"ll send you a picture of one.

[JTs02Tundra]

Thanks RichR and Joe! I'll have to get one of those.