Electric motor bearing system and journal

A bearing system for an output shaft of a motor assembly comprising;

• a bearing journal having a sleeve bearing portion and a ball bearing portion for alternatively receiving and supporting both a sleeve bearing and a ball bearing, the sleeve bearing portion being defined by a sidewall and an end wall, the ball bearing portion being defined by a cylindrical outer wall connected to and spaced radially outward from the sleeve bearing portion sidewall by a second end wall;
• a sleeve bearing for supporting the output shaft, said sleeve bearing having a first end and a second end, said first end being supported in said sleeve bearing portion of said bearing journal;
• a finger spring disposed in said ball bearing portion of the bearing journal and supporting said second end of said sleeve bearing;
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• an end cap press-fit into said ball bearing portion of the bearing journal for securing said sleeve bearing and said finger spring in said bearing journal.