Double-direction thrust ball bearings use three washers, with two cages containing the balls. This shaft washer is sandwiched between the two cages, allowing the bearing to take axial loads in both directions.
Features
Specialized design A cage contains the balls while the grooved aligning seat washer guides them.
Dedicated components Washers attached to the shaft are called “shaft washer” and those attached to the housing are called “housing washers”.
Support axial loads in both directions True to their name, double-direction thrust ball bearings can sustain axial loads in both directions. Thrust ball bearings with aligning seat washers help reduce the effects of mounting errors.
