Often incorrect installation results in spare parts breakage.  In order to ensure that a spare part is correctly installed and will best serve its purpose, it is necessary to understand that no little things happen in this case and many aspects need to be considered. For example, when replacing VWCB-TOUAR overhung bearings produced by Febest, which have well established themselves among our customers, it is very important to correctly complete all the steps mentioned in the manual, including the most important last one – align the shaft support of the cardan shaft along the mounting surface. This needs to be done in order to eliminate the risk of the cardan shaft shifting and knocking against other details, and can be achieved by starting the vehicle’s engine and bringing the car into motion on a car lift.

How to install the VWCB-TOUAR overhung bearing

Place the vehicle on a car lift.

1. Label the position of the shaft on the vehicle.



2.  Detach the surface from the overhung bearing.

3. Flare the C.V. joint and detach the metal anther.

4. Open the locking ring of the CV joint, and put a mark on the front and the rear parts of the cardan, detach the cardan.

5. Remove the overhung bearing in a most convenient way.

6. Install a new VWCB-TOUAR overhung bearing, trying not to mix up the mounting sides (!) – the wider side of the rubber must be facing forward.

7. If necessary, replace the grease in the CV joint. Febest recommends Fe-Grease, produced by the company itself, which is highly valued by car owners and experts.

8. Connect the two parts of the cardan shaft using the previously put marks. Verify that the locking ring of the CV joint fixes the splined joint.

9. Fold the anther of the CV joint.

10. Mount the surface of the overhung bearing onto the cardan.

11. Install the cardan in accordance with the marks onto the car.

12. Fasten the cardan surface to the car body, not tightening the bolts.

13. Start the engine and begin movement (on the lift!). Align the shaft support of the cardan shaft along the mounting surface to eliminate the risk of the cardan shaft shifting and knocking against other details.

14. Tighten the bolts of the cardan shaft surface.

15. Take the car off the car lift.

Note again that ignoring one or more installation phases, e.g. replacing the grease, putting the marks, aligning the surface, not to mention choosing the correct mounting side, results in malfunctioning or even failure of the detail.

Good luck on the roads!