To investigate the stability of the porous bearings developed computational model heterogeneous porous bearing of finite length. Given the permeability anisotropy of the porous layer in the paper the problem of stability of motion of a pin in the bearing for the two different versions of lubrication: the axial direction and in the direction perpendicular to the axis of the bearing. Obtained and analyzed the tasks identified areas of stability of motion spine.

Keywords: porous bearing, friction regime, the permeability of the porous layer, the viscoelastic lubricant.