Bearing with bearing surface of integrally bonded self-lubricating material

A method of manufacturing a bearing including a substrate having internal and external surfaces of desired configurations to which a resin penetrable self-lubricating bearing material is integrally bonded to provide self-lubricating internal and external bearing surfaces, said method comprising the steps of:

• forming an outer surface on a mandrel which defines the desired configured internal bearing surface;
• applying a first layer of self-lubricating resin penetrable bearing material to the mandrel outer surface;
• applying a first overlayment of filaments onto said first layer of self-lubricating bearing material to exert a bonding pressure sufficient to integrally bond said first overlayment to said first layer of self-lubricating bearing material and conform said first layer to said mandrel outer surface;
• applying a first coat of hardenable liquid resin to coat and penetrate said first layer of self-lubricating bearing material and said overlayment;
• curing said first coat of resin to form a hardened inner substratum;
• forming an external surface of any desired configuration on said hardened inner substratum;
• applying a second layer of self-lubricating resin penetrable bearing material onto said configured external surface of the hardened inner substratum;
• applying a second coat of hardenable liquid resin to coat and penetrate said second layer of bearing material;
• applying a second overlayment of filaments onto said second layer of bearing material to exert a bonding pressure on said second layer of bearing material sufficient to cause said second layer of bearing material to conform and bond to said configured external surface;
• hardening said second coat of resin to form a hardened outer substratum;
• removing at least part of said second overlayment of filaments after said resin has hardened to expose at least selected portions of said second layer of self-lubricating bearing material;
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• removing said bearing from said mandrel to expose said self-lubricating internal bearing surface.