Raymond Thrust Bearing – RA1114135

Built to take axial load, this Raymond thrust bearing carries force along the shaft rather than across it, seating in the steering assembly where the truck's weight and steering loads press down through the pivot. A thrust bearing handles the vertical thrust that a radial bearing cannot, letting the steered wheel or pivot turn under load while supporting the column bearing on it.

In steering service it takes load every time the truck is steered, and as it wears the steering develops play, roughness, or stiffness, the signal that the bearing is due. As a Raymond part, it is sized to the thrust surfaces and bore of the steering pivot it serves.

Match the bore, outer diameter, and thickness to the bearing coming out, and confirm it is the thrust type rather than a radial bearing of similar size, since the two carry load in different directions.