Huh…

[the elephant]

I know a LOT about a LOT of things, but am still an ignoramus in a lot of ways. I have a solid university education, but have mostly plugged up my brain pipes with specialty information due to my varied interests and attempts at self-education.

So I am always surprised when I learn something which I assume most people know, but the knowledge of which has managed to elude me for this many years (61 of them, to be specific).

The type of bearings used on rotary valves has always been one of those things I struggle to describe to engineer-types, but today I learned what they are properly called: JOURNAL bearings.

You may now continue with your life.

[bloke]

sarcasm:

That couldn't possibly be correct, because those types of bearings - according to the definition - are supposed to be supported by a thin layer of OIL.

[peterbas]

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[peterbas]

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[gocsick]

@the elephant .... this isn't meant to to be critical, so please don't take it that way..

But what did you call crankshaft bearings in car engines? I would expect a gearhead like you to have torn down an engine before.

[the elephant]

Bearings. I have never come across the term "journal" outside of where the bearnings are housed, IN the journals. I did not know that this made them "journal bearnings".

[Schlitzz]

It's fine really. I had a tech in the Seattle area that lost 2 packs of mini balls. I'm never letting him off of that one.