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A Kingsbury, or pivot shoe type thrust bearing, can bear much greater loads per square inch of working surface than can parallel surface bearings because provisions are made in the Kingsbury bearing __________.
A) for automatically adjusting clearances to the correct value when wear occurs
B) for adjusting the filler piece thickness behind the pivotal-shoes to give a more accurate fit
C) to allow the leveling plates to pivot on the collar when thrust loads are applied
D) for the shoes to tilt slightly, thereby allowing the formation of a wedge shaped oil film under a thrust load
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