Hi Micahael if you don't say FRONT or REAR ...........
the only hint is 'pean nut' ...which would be front ..yes, it's easy to
re-use those.
It's ...it's easy to take apart, inspect, add grease, and adjust.

any parts store or even a bearing company can supply that part ..
as roller bearings go it's a standard part by dimensions.  There are
inner and outer front wheel brgs of course.

Put some extra grease in the bearing cap too .  There should be some there.
I've seen many under-greased wheel bearings and CV joints. Actually most
of them I see don't have enough grease in them.
Front wheel bearings on 2WD vanagons last
just incredibily amazingly well. I know of dozens, even hundreds of 2WD
vanagons where the front wheel brgs are never serviced or checked or
even thought about ..and yet they run for decads without problems.

you might get away with just a little tightening of the nut ...and I
would add some grease to the brg cap.
scott
www.turbovans.com

On 12/28/2012 8:07 AM, Michael Hart wrote:
> We're 1000 miles down the Baja peninsula in Santa Rosalia with our '87 Westy.
> The passenger side wheel bearing has developed play and is starting to squeal on corners. Advice sought on this;
> - tighten the bearing? (& can the pean nut be re-used?, contrary to the advice in Bentley)
> - any commonality in the bearing parts with otherVW's ? (not much chance of finding a Vanagon knowledgable shop here).
> Despite lots of spares in my underseat cabinet, wheel bearings did not make it in....
> Thanks for your suggestions
> Michael
> '87 Westfalia "T3WESTY"