Method of producing split composite spherical bearing

A method of making a spherical bearing comprising:

• forming an outer bearing member with spaced and parallel side faces and an inner concave spherical bearing surface extending between the side faces of the outer bearing member;
• forming a second member with spaced and parallel side faces and an outer convex spherical bearing surface fabricated of self-lubricating material and extending between the side faces of the second member;
• cutting the second member along a diametric plane extending perpendicularly to the side faces thereof the provide first and second bearing segments respectively including first and second spaced and parallel side faces segments, first and second end faces extending between the side face segments, and first and second outer truncated spherical bearing surface segments extending between the side face segments and the end faces;
• inserting the first bearing segment within the outer bearing member in a direction perpendicular to the side faces of the outer bearing member and with the side face segments of the first bearing segment in generally perpendicular relation to the side faces of the outer bearing member and so as to partially engage the first outer truncated spherical bearing surface segment with the inner concave spherical bearing surface;
• rotating the first bearing segment within the outer bearing member so as to locate the side face segments of the first bearing segment in parallel relation to the side faces of the outer bearing member so as to fully engage the first outer truncated spherical bearing surface segment with the inner concave spherical bearing surface;
• inserting the second bearing segment within the outer bearing member in a direction perpendicular to the side faces of the outer bearing member and with the side face segments of the second bearing segment in generally perpendicular relation to the side face segments of the outer bearing member and with the end faces of the second bearing segment in generally coplanar and spaced relation to the end faces of the first bearing segment and so as to partially engage the second outer truncated spherical bearing surface segment with the inner concave spherical bearing surface;
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• rotating the second bearing segment within the outer bearing member so as to locate the end faces of the second bearing segment in abutting relation to the end faces of the first bearing segment and so as to fully engage the second outer truncated spherical bearing surface segment with the inner concave spherical bearing surface of the outer bearing member.