Good tip with that little nipple with the clip is a dab of silicone on it. Keeps the clip in place and your speedo working. Easy to peal off when you need to remove it for servicing. 

Bill
87 Westy
Zetec Turbo

On Aug 27, 2012, at 5:58 PM, John Graham <theklube@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> That little nipple thing that you have spotted is the end of the
> speedometer cable.  It's supposed to be there for your speedo to work; I
> think it's standard on 2WD Vanagons.
> 
> John Graham
> 88 Westy, Charlotte NC
> 
> On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 5:18 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <
> camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> On my 1984 2WD, the grease cap on the driver's side front wheel has a
>> little nipple thing sticking out of the center of the cap. But there's
>> nothing like that on the passenger side. A bit of assymmetry that caught
>> my eye.
>> 
>> Bentley 46.2 does not show the item in question.
>> 
>> --
>> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
>> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
>> Bend, Ore.
>>