🔍 Key Concepts

• Layout of a Kingsbury-type thrust bearing (base ring, leveling plates, thrust shoes, collar) • Which part is fixed in the housing versus which part is attached to the shaft • How the parts look when assembled vs. exploded in the illustration

💭 Think About

• Look at the very top assembly where label "I" points: is that pointing to the pads themselves, or to the supporting ring that holds everything? • Compare the shape and location of the part at "I" with the clearly separated pads lower in the figure: which one actually looks like individual thrust shoes? • Ask yourself which component would surround the others and be bolted into the bearing housing—how is that shown in this drawing?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which piece in the middle of the illustration clearly shows individual tilting pads; that will tell you which label corresponds to thrust shoes • Determine which ring-like part is firmly fixed to the housing; that will guide you to the base ring • Remember the collar is the smooth disc that mounts on the shaft and runs against the shoes—confirm which label matches that shape before choosing your answer