🔍 Key Concepts

• Kingsbury thrust bearing construction – identify the role of each part: collar, base ring, thrust pins, leveling plates • How thrust load is distributed from the shaft to the thrust shoes in a tilting‑pad thrust bearing • Equalization of pressure – which component adjusts or pivots so all pads share the load

💭 Think About

• Think about which component is actually able to MOVE or ADJUST so that all the thrust shoes can share the load equally under changing conditions • Ask yourself: which part is fixed to the shaft and only transmits thrust, and which part is part of the support system that can balance or level the shoes? • Consider how a tilting‑pad (Kingsbury) bearing prevents one shoe from taking too much load and failing early – which listed component would allow small angular movements to redistribute that load?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which component is rigidly attached to the shaft and therefore cannot actively equalize shoe pressure • Confirm which parts are fixed structure (just holding pieces in place) versus load‑equalizing mechanism • Identify the part whose primary design purpose is to keep each thrust shoe carrying approximately the same share of the thrust load