Q: What is the Difference between Bearings & Bushings?
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- Aug 2,2019
A: Bushing is one classification of the overall category of bearings.
A bushing is a thin tube or sleeve that allows relative motion by sliding (our type), as compared to rolling. A bushing might also be called a sleeve bearing. However, the term sleeve bushing would be redundant. Thus, a bushing is a bearing, but a bearing is not necessarily a bushing type.