Gear with bearing arrangement

In a gear including a frame, a first shaft, a first gearwheel arranged on the first shaft, a second shaft, a second gearwheel arranged on said second shaft and in engagement with the first gearwheel and first and second bearings arranged on a respective first and second side of the second gearwheel between the frame and the second shaft for revolvingly supporting the second shaft relative to the frame, the improvement comprising:

• the first bearing including an inner race adjacent the second shaft, an outer race adjacent an opposed surface of the frame and rolling members arranged between said inner race and said outer race, said outer race having a circumferential face movable relative to the opposed surface of the frame to thereby define a glide fitting between said outer race and the opposed surface of the frame,
• the second bearing including an inner race adjacent the second shaft, an outer race adjacent an opposed surface of the frame and rolling members arranged between said inner race and said outer race, and
• at least one spring arranged to provide a force upon said outer race of the first bearing to enable movement of said outer race relative to the frame, whereby the force is transferred through said rolling members of the first bearing to said inner race of the first bearing and further to the second bearing such that any play in the first and second bearings between the rolling members and the respective inner and outer races is eliminated.