Generally the grease does not travel very far beyond the CV itself, so it’s a waste of good grease to add any to the flange itself.
 I just may see 1 or 2 CV flanges a year believe it or not..And most only have a bit of grease unless the trans oil has diluted with 90 wt from the little cap inside the flange seeping. And it's not a bad idea to clean out the flange area and put a bit of RTV (silicone) around the edges of said little cap.

Daryl of AA Transaxle
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Feddish
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 6:27 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Rear axle grease question

I’ve got the old rear axle off and am ready to put the new one on.  Should I also pack grease into the area on the transmission where the axle is going to connect?

Thanks,
Bryan