A detachable assembly in or on which a journal, gudgeon, pivot, or the like moves. It is used to carry a load and to reduce sliding friction. It does not employ rolling elements. The item consists of a bored precision ground ball (or spherical plain bearing) around which an outer ring is fitted. The assembly may be either separable or nonseparable. Excludes:bearing, plain, rod end and bearing, plain, spherical.
0.3410 inches minimum and 0.3430 inches maximum inner member width, 0.2495 inches minimum and 0.2500 inches maximum bore diameter, c-17a aircraft end item identification, bearing plain,self-lubricating,self-aligning,low speed,narrow,champhered outer ring,-65 deg f to 325 deg f part name assigned by controlling agency, 55.0 rockwell c minimum and 62.0 rockwell c maximum inner member hardness rating