Single Direction Thrust Ball Bearings
Summary
Single direction thrust ball bearings are composed of a shaft washers, housing washers and cage-balls assembly.
Bearings are separable so washers and cage-balls assembly can be mounted separately. Axial deep groove ball bearings of series 511, 512, 513, 514 that have an flat housing washers, can support only axial forces in one direction and they cannot support any radial load and any misalignment. Bearings of series 532 and 533 can support axial force in one direction, but having a spherical housing washer and matched with seating washer U2 and U3, they are able to compensate a misalignment between shaft and housing. No radial load can be supported.