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The locking bar guide is a component positioned between the bearing brackets on the locking bar. Its function is to keep the locking bar properly aligned and firmly supported against the door during operation. Typically, a shipping container has 4 to 8 locking bar guides installed across the left and right doors, depending on the door height and design.
Inside the locking bar guide, a plastic split bush wrapped around the locking bar to swivel and fixed to the door with nuts and bolts.

What are the other names of the locking bar guide?
- Bearing Bracket Outer Small
- Locking Bar Bracket Small
- Small Outer Bearing Bracket
What damages can be happened?
- Broken
- Loose
- Missing
- Torn
- Bent/Dent
- Impair locking bar operation

What are the repair methods for the Locking bar bracket?
- Straightening
- Replacement
- Refit
- Free up
Locking Bar Bracket (Large Bearing Bracket)
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