A bearing assembly and method of manufacturing a bearing assembly exposable to
transmission fluid, the method comprising the steps of: providing a bearing housing
(2) having: a base; an annular wall (11) upstanding from the base
having an inner (6) and an outer surface; and a flange (10) extending
from the base; providing a ball (3) at one end of a stem (4); forming
a hemi-spherical cup in the base of the bearing housing encircled by the annular
wall, the cup having an inner surface; seating the hall in the cup; and swaging
the annular wall onto the ball.