Michael, make sure there's good grease in the bearings, tighten the nut until the play is nil and repeen the nut, not a problem.  There is a good VW shop in La Paz that maybe able to help you.  Keep the faith and keep on trucking'

On 2012-12-28, at 9:09 AM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> 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 squea=
> l on corners. Advice sought on this;
> - tighten the bearing? (& can the pean nut be re-used?, contrary to the advi=
> ce in Bentley)
> - any commonality in the bearing parts with otherVW's ? (not much chance of f=
> inding a Vanagon knowledgable shop here).
> Despite lots of spares in my underseat cabinet, wheel bearings did not make i=
> t in....
> Thanks for your suggestions
> Michael
> '87 Westfalia "T3WESTY"=

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