Abstract: A linear bearing assembly including a bearing slide with a multiple-sided cavity, such as a U-shaped cavity, with at least one bearing pad mounted to each wall thereof is disclosed. Each bearing pad may be adjustably secured with respect to a wall of the cavity with one or more retention members and one or more adjustment elements carried by the bearing slide and cooperating with the bearing pad. A method of adjusting bearing pad fit and a method of adjusting abutting force to a bearing pad in a linear bearing assembly are also disclosed.