Bearings

A bearing assembly for an axle comprising a housing having at least one cylindrical bearing liner mounted therein and having a cylindrical bearing surface to receive the axle from one end of the housing, sealing means at said one end of the housing to form a lubricant seal with the axle, oppositely facing annular thrust faces on the housing for engaging oppositely facing annular thrust faces on the axle, the housing including a hollow end cap at said other end providing a lubricant reservoir, a delivery passage extending from the reservoir to a bottom region of the bearing surface of the bearing liner to permit flow of lubricant from the reservoir to the liner, baffle means interposed between the inner surface of the end cap and the adjacent end of the axle including at least one deflector plate extending from the baffle to the interior surface of the end cap to define a space between the remainder of the baffle and the end cap, and breather means in said upper region of the end cap in communication with the atmosphere and with said space.