---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 215.109"
title: "49"
number: "215.109"
heading: "Defective plain bearing box: Journal lubrication system."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/215.109"
---

# §215.109. Defective plain bearing box: Journal lubrication system.


A railroad may not place or continue in service a car, if the car has a plain bearing box with a lubricating pad that—

- (a) Has a tear extending half the length or width of the pad, or more;
- (b) Shows evidence of having been scorched, burned, or glazed;
- (c) Contains decaying or deteriorated fabric that impairs proper lubrication of the pad;
- (d) **Has—**
  - (1) An exposed center core (except by design); or
  - (2) Metal parts contacting the journal; or
- (e) **Is—**
  - (1) Missing; or
  - (2) **Not in contact with the journal.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20102-03, 20107, 20171; 28 U.S.C. 2461; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 44 FR 77340, Dec. 31, 1979, unless otherwise noted.