Summary Information (click on this NSN number for detailed information: 3120-00-003-6521)
Definition:
Bearing, also referenced with federal logistics item name code 13209:
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 outer member of the assembly is modified to provide a shank. the inner member may be either a plain spherical bearing or a sleeve bearing. excludes bearing, plain, spherical and bearing, plain, self-aligning.
