A tapered stick will be thicker at one end.
When rod bearing clearance is too tight the end result is what is called a spun bearing -- definitely a bad thing. Bearing clearance is the difference between the inside diameter of the bearing and the outside diameter of the crankshaft journal to which it is clamped. The bearing is supplied pressurized oil fed by the oil pump, it should never touch the crankshaft journal but should always float on a wedge of oil. If the clearance is too tight the bearing touches or drags on the crankshaft journal and the journal grabs the bearing and spins it inside the housing into which it is clamped -- which in the case of a rod bearing is the big end of the connecting rod. Once this happens it all pretty much self destructs as it chews up the big end of the connecting rod and the crankshaft journal as well.
I bought a pair of pants that had tapered legs on the end.
There are multiple uses of the term in the construction field, but end bearing is a term which usually specifies that a member (a floor joist for example) is resting on or abuting a vertical member (a load bearing wall for example). The more the end bearing (the area of vertical wall contacting the separate member) the more the load can be distributed evenly. In the example given, if the horizontal member supported more weight than the end bearing capacity, it could crush the sill of the load bearing wall and cause the system to fail.
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Cathode end
One end of the pitman arm connects firmly to the steering gear on a spline. No moving or wearing parts on that end. The other end of the pitman arm has a tapered hole. The steering linkage connects to the tapered hole with a tapered ball joint fitting. If it isn't damaged, a pitman arm will not wear out.
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In a double suction pump the bearing nearer to the pump coupling (i.e) nearer to the driven end is the in board bearing and the bearing on the other side of the pump is the outboard bearing.
ed dickson is the starting tight end
A prism, curved and tapered to a point at each end.