Self-adjusting bearing

A self-adjusting bearing comprising an elongate body portion of compressible, resilient material and of substantially annular shape in transverse section, having inner and outer surfaces thereto, and a liner of wear-resistant material secured to, substantially to envelop, said inner surface of the body portion, the elongate body portion being of truncated conical shape and defining a cylindrical bore centrally therethrough in which the liner is secured to react on a component received within said bore to undergo rotation relative to the bearing, the liner including a plurality of independent segments each of arcuate transverse section and having side edges thereto, the side edges of adjacent segments being spaced from one another, and the segments having surfaces remote from the body portion which define the bearing surface of the bearing, the arrangement being such that, on location of the bearing in an associated, correspondingly-tapered bore whereby the body portion is radially compressed, radial forces are established within the body portion which urge the segments of the liner into bearing contact with said component.