Date:         Sat, 13 Aug 2011 16:14:52 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Drivers side greese cap
Comments: To: C Snyder <titantic01@aol.com>
In-Reply-To:  <AD6E6F97-18EF-4EAC-9579-E27C4E76E994@phoenix.aol.com>
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If you've had the same problem with two different grease caps, I'd say the
problem is with your hub. Just a guess.

In trying to make modern-sized grease caps fit some old trailer hubs, I have
mounted the caps in a vice and pried the circumference of the cap edge
slightly outward with a pair of pliers, slowly working my way around the
cap. The result was a nice snug fit, as long as you begin with something
reasonably close.

Jim

On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 3:39 PM, C Snyder <titantic01@aol.com> wrote:

> Here is a part I have never paid much attention to until the other day when
> I pulled the hub cap. What I found was that the greese cap for fmy 1987 with
> 2 wheel drive      is not seating on the spindle. If I knock it back on it
> won't stay. the only thing that keeps it on at all is becaause the speedo
> cable is fastend to it. I also put a wire around the cable to help hold it
> in place.
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> I ordered a new one from a list vendor and I got it to go on maybe a little
> but it wil not go on all the way on the hub. What gives? Did VW not make it
> a little to small to to go ver the hub like it should?? The other side
> without the square hole is fine and it does fit as intended.
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> Thanks for any comment here.
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> Chris
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