Bearings - Anti Friction bearings - Thrust Ball bearings
 
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Thrust Ball Bearings are composed of a "washer-like" bearing ring with raceway grooves for the balls and are classified into flat seats or aligning seats. Designed to handle thrust loads while operating at high speeds, these ball bearings are able to sustain axial loads but not radial loads.
 

Types of load
They can only carry axial loads, no radial loads.

 

Single ball thrust bearing Position on shaft Single ball thrust bearing Double ball thrust bearing Double ball thrust bearing