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SIMSITE® Guide Bearings and Rudder & Stern Tube Bearings

Self-lubricating SIMSITE guide bearings plus rudder and stern tube bearings with embedded graphite and low friction.

Description

SIMSITE® guide bearings and bushings are machined from solid structural composite (not cast, molded or extruded) and are corrosion and chemical resistant.

Key features

  • Self-lubricating for dry starts
  • Allow close casing ring clearances without seizing or galling
  • Rudder and stern tube bearings hold shafts securely
  • Continuously interwoven multi-directional reinforcing fibers with loose graphite embedded in the resin matrix as an additional lubricant
  • Low coefficient of friction

Applications

Pump guide bearings and ship rudder and stern tube bearings.

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