A journal load is
- compression.
- radial.
- axial.
Explanation from PART66Online
A journal bearing supports a rotating shaft and carries load acting at right angles to the shaft axis, i.e. a radial load. Loads acting along the shaft axis are axial (thrust) loads and are taken by thrust bearings, not journal bearings.
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android811 asked · 2 Aug 2016
Question is a bit ambiguous! Wouldn't the direction of load be radial and the type of load be compression?
Community Comments (1)
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Ody balsa
10 Jun 2026
My humble opinion.No because a radial bearing is also known as a journal bearing so its load is radial, compression should mean that it squishes it.
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