Telescoping tool with collapsible bearing assembly

A telescoping tool comprising:

• a pole assembly including an outer pole and an inner pole slidably received in the outer pole, the pole assembly movable between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration;
• a driveshaft extending longitudinally in the outer pole and the inner pole;
• a plurality of bearings, each bearing including
• a driveshaft passage defined in the bearing, the driveshaft passage receiving the driveshaft therethrough, and
• an end connection passage defined in the bearing, and
• at least one connection member joining adjacent bearings of the plurality of bearings, the connection member disposed in the end connection passage of each of the adjacent bearings, the at least one connection member includes a plurality of connection members,
• at least one of the bearings includes a connection member transit passage defined in the bearing,
• the end connection passage of each bearing receives one of the connection members in both the retracted configuration and the extended configuration of the pole assembly, and the connection member transit passage of the at least one of the bearings is configured for selectively receiving another of the connection members.