The Crosshead
The crosshead pin connects the piston rod to the connecting rod. On either side of the crosshead pin are mounted the crosshead slippers. The slippers run up and down in the crosshead guides as the piston and rod are reciprocating and prevent the top of the connecting rod from moving sideways. The crosshead pin sits in the crosshead bearing which is either a forked type (shown left), where the bearing housings are mounted on the top of the connecting rod either side of the piston rod, or of the continuous type (shown above and below), where the bearing housing is formed by the top of the connecting rod. On the forked type, the piston rod passes through a hole in the crosshead pin and is secured by a nut. On the continuous type, the piston rod has a foot which is bolted onto the top of the crosshead pin. Modern engines are fitted with the continuous type of bearing. The crosshead bearing is difficult to lubricate effectively. Because the top of the connecting rod s...
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