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.
mv-22 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, agav criticality code justification