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Old 01-29-14, 07:57 PM
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I am noticing a mild clunk when engaging drive or reverse if I had to guess I would say maybe Motor Mounts? Maybe U-Joints? T-Case? Reason for the post is to see if this is common and if so point me in the right direction? Thanks in advance
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Originally Posted by CEO714
I am noticing a mild clunk when engaging drive or reverse if I had to guess I would say maybe Motor Mounts? Maybe U-Joints? T-Case? Reason for the post is to see if this is common and if so point me in the right direction? Thanks in advance
There are 7 grease zirts on your driveline. They should all be greased every oil/filter change 5k miles. Take it back to your Lexus dealer and tell them their tech forgot to do this on your last service and you want it done. They will do it for free.
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Originally Posted by Max707
There are 7 grease zirts on your driveline. They should all be greased every oil/filter change 5k miles. Take it back to your Lexus dealer and tell them their tech forgot to do this on your last service and you want it done. They will do it for free.
Sweet I am dropping it off tomorrow morning for some work I will let them know about that! Hopefully the adviser will know what I am talking about! haha Thanks for the info!
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Originally Posted by Max707
There are 7 grease zirts on your driveline. They should all be greased every oil/filter change 5k miles. Take it back to your Lexus dealer and tell them their tech forgot to do this on your last service and you want it done. They will do it for free.
hi can you tell me what are the 7 grease zits on the driveline or point them out ?
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hi can you tell me what are the 7 grease zits on the driveline or point them out ?
Service tech will know. They are little nipples where the grease gun attaches give each one 3 squirts. They are spread out along your drive shaft .
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Originally Posted by Max707
Service tech will know. They are little nipples where the grease gun attaches give each one 3 squirts. They are spread out along your drive shaft .
okay thanks, i wanted to know myself in case i needed to do it myself!!
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Originally Posted by lx20072014
okay thanks, i wanted to kno myself in case i needed to do it myself!!
You can purchase a grease gun at any auto parts store. Very easy to do.

Here is a pic of what a zero fitting looks like...
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Well I dropped it off at Lexus of Cerritos and asked if they can do that and they told me 1 hour labor ... 150hr so I asked If i get a oil change would they include that? They said no, 90 + 150 LOL i said forget it I can do these things myself just thought you guys could help me out with this... Apparently not even tho I am having my ecu replaced because I do not have any master keys to program the master key I bought from them so they said the ECU needed to be replaced the only freebe i got was a loaner RX350 2014 personally i do not like it but I suppose that was nice of them for servicing a 14 year old lexus lol.
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When you pull the under-belly cover off you can see all the grease fittings. I don't recall 7 but you can look.
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