Flanged Bronze Guide Bushing for Shaft & Cylinder Guidance

A flanged bronze guide bushing combines a cylindrical guiding bore with a flange at one end that locates the part axially and simplifies mounting. The bronze body provides a low-friction, corrosion-resistant bearing surface, while the flange keeps the bushing from drifting under stroke or vibration. This makes the design a practical choice where a shaft, rod or piston needs accurate straight-line guidance in mining and heavy equipment.

Design and materials

Guide bushings are usually cast in tin bronze or aluminium bronze, depending on load, sliding speed and lubrication. C93200 (SAE 660) is a common choice for medium-load guidance, while C95400 aluminium bronze and C86300 manganese bronze are used where higher strength and impact resistance are needed. A flange can be drilled to your bolt pattern, and oil grooves, grease holes or graphite plugs can be added when lubrication is limited.

• Flange fixes axial position and speeds up installation
• Bore, flange diameter and length machined to your drawing
• Oil grooves, grease holes or graphite plugs on request
• Material matched to your original part or specified grade

Typical applications

Flanged guide bushings are used in hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders, press and die tooling, machine tool slides and automated sliding assemblies. In mining and aggregate plants they appear in crusher and conveyor equipment where rods and shafts need steady guidance. See our bronze bushings for related sleeve and flange designs, or review mining applications for typical working conditions.

Manufacturing and inspection

We cast with centrifugal, sand or metal mold processes, then machine in-house to drawing. Each batch is checked by spectrometer composition analysis and hardness testing before shipment. If you only have a worn part, we can reverse-engineer it and match the original alloy.

Send your drawing or a worn sample for a free evaluation.