You’ll learn about ball bearings, roller bearings, thrust bearings, plain bearings, and other specialized forms that keep everything from bicycles to high-speed turbines running.

Many conventional journal- bearing turbos use a 270-degree thrust-bearing washer (at left), while the new breed of conventional and ball-bearing turbos employ 360-degree thrust bearings.

Categories, uses, maintenance and certifications...we drill down to the basics of a bearing component.