Axial spherical sliding bearings

Axial spherical sliding bearings have a convex spherical surface on the shaft washer and a corresponding concave spherical surface on the bearing washer. These bearings are primarily designed to accommodate axial loads, but they can also handle combined (radial and axial) loads. The radial load component of the combined load should not exceed 50% of the axial load component. When radial loads are larger, the axial bearings should be combined with radial bearings in the GE size series (see Figure 1).

Axial spherical sliding bearings can be disassembled to allow for separate assembly of the shaft and bearing washers.

SKF manufactures maintenance-free axial spherical sliding bearings with a steel/PTFE FRP sliding contact surface combination as standard in the GX series. Other designs and series are available upon request.