Mecanismo de rodamientos para sostener un muñon de un cuerpo de molino de molienda comprende un bastidor y una pluralidad de rodamientos de fluido, cada uno de dichos rodamientos de fluido comprendiendo una almohadilla de rodamiento polimerica montada en una base; un rodamiento

The present invention provides improvements to a fluid bearing for a journal, one being a polymer bearing pad with an outer surface, at least one recess for receiving lubricating fluid from a base of the fluid bearing and distributing the lubricating fluid to the outer surface and a mount for securely mounting the polymer bearing pad to the base. Other improvements include a fluid bearing with the polymer bearing pad, steps for making the polymer bearing pad and fluid bearing, a fluid bearing with a polymer bearing pad having a chamfer and a multidirectional fluid bearing.