Bearings of type consist of washers with raceway and the assembly of balls and cage.
The washer that contactcts the shaft is called shaft washer, and the one attached to the
housing is calledthe housing washer.
Thrust bearings in double directions have a central washer connected to the shaft.
Single-direction bearings can carry axial load in one direction, and double-direction bea
rings can carry axial load in two directions.(Neither bearing can carry tadial load.)
The bearing with housing washer which has spherical mounting surface is self-alignable,
which can reduce the effects of mountingerror.
Applications of these bearings can be found in steering mechanism of automobiles and
machine tool spindles.