Toyota Trucks: '84 front drive shaft

Brad Taylor wrote: 

You really don't need to force lots of grease into the slip yoke, its the excess grease that is popping the cap out. I suppose you could have the cap tack-welded in place, make sure it has a small hole in the end to vent excess grease. I like to grease
my slip yoke using about the same amount of grease that the u-joints and CV joint took. For example if it took 2 pumps on the gun to grease the bearings, I give the slip yoke 2-3 pumps. Periodically, I pull the shaft off and paint the splines with some
grease using a small brush. I've never had one blow out on my '85.

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Roger

My 85 has done the same thing. Have you found a good fix for this?
I have thought about buying a freeze out plug of the approximate size and
pressing and welding that.
Any other suggestions out there?


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excess grease that is popping the cap out. I suppose you could have the cap
tack-welded in place, make sure it has a small hole in the end to vent
excess grease. I like to grease 
CV joint took. For example if it took 2 pumps on the gun to grease the
bearings, I give the slip yoke 2-3 pumps. Periodically, I pull the shaft
off and paint the splines with some 

I understand about overgreasing. I have been greasing tractors and a
variety of other equipment most of my life and I know how to grease. I
don't force grease out the spline, but only when I see it come out the
little hole in the end plate. I put about the same amount of grease as you
do. I don't like to waste the stuff and I don't like it coating the
underside of my truck, even though it probably prevents corrosion in that
area. I have the shaft out now. I am going to clean it and have a plate
press fitted into the end. The pressure hole will be there, of course. My
dilema will be whether to have it tacked as you suggest. Would the heat of
tacking damage the cast yoke? I'm probably going to hire a machine shop to
press it and perhaps press the new u-joint. My last comment about too much
grease forcing out the cap is that I actually don't grease the truck as
often as I should. I find greasing the ball steering knuckle a real pain.
I have some choice words for the boots that protect some vital joints that
broke within the first year of ownership. The good thing is that the parts
have endured without the protective boots or end caps. It is just a pet
peeve of mine to have the things in there.