Scott
I mean no disrespect but putting extra grease in the cap just seems like a waste of grease to me. I don't see 
anyway of that making its way into
the bearing. I do dab a little extra 
over the end of the axle stub and 
nut just to keep the corrosion away. 
I have also re-used the front nuts. 
I try to swap them side to side so
the previously preened area lands 
in a different spot. 

Bill M

On Dec 28, 2012, at 4:06 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:

> 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"