Abstract: A spherical bearing assembly having an inner race member and an outer race member, the inner surface of the outer race member being a concave spherical surface, the outer surface of the inner member being a complementary convex spherical surface, the inner member including a spool member having a first threaded portion disposed on its outer surface and at least two spherical segments, each segment having a second threaded portion on its inner surface complementary to the said first threaded portion on the outer surface of the said spool member, the said segments disposed on and interlocked with the said spool member by the meshing of the said complementary first and second threaded portions, the said spool member's axial length is somewhat greater than the axial length of the said bore such that the said spool member, when threaded in a meshing relationship with the said spherical segments, a portion of the said threaded spool will extend beyond the lateral faces defined by the spherical segments, the said ex

Abstract: A spherical bearing assembly has a metal inner race member and an outer race member. The inner surface of the outer race member is a concave spherical surface and the outer surface of the inner member is a complementary convex spherical surface. The outer member includes an annular recess the base of which is threaded. The recess is adapted to threadably receive a first yieldable plastic annular ring whose outer surface is threaded with threads complementary to the threads on the base of the recess. A second formable and yieldable annular ring is also received in the recess in a side-by-side relationship with the first annular ring. The inner surface of the first and second annular rings provide approximately one-half of the concave spherical surface of the outer race member. The first annular ring operationally captures the second annular ring and the inner race member within the outer race member.