Continuous casting mold with adjustable width

A continuous casting mold includes a pair of opposed, spaced apart front and rear mold wall members and a pair of opposed, spaced apart side wall members arranged between the front and rear mold wall members. Each of the side wall members includes a pair of opposed side edges, the first side edge of the pair of edges being defined as that portion of the side wall member in contact with the adjacent front mold wall member and the other side being defined as that portion of the side wall member in contact with the adjacent rear mold wall member. Each lateral surface of the sidewall members defines a recess formed in each side edge for providing a clearance between a portion of each side edge and the adjacent mold wall member. Within each recess is disposed a linear bearing assembly which holds the front and side wall members at a predetermined distance and which absorbs clamping forces applied to the front and rear wall members.