These bearings consist of two rings, which are commonly referred to as shaft and housing washers, along with a ball and cage assembly. They also have an aligning seat, which enables the bearing to tolerate initial misalignment.

The balls which are used as rolling elements in thrust ball bearings enable outstanding performance at the highest speeds. These bearings have a separable design to facilitate easy mounting, dismounting and bearing inspection, making them easily interchangeable.

For Single-Direction Thrust Ball Bearings, pressed steel cages and machined brass cages are usually used. For Double-direction Thrust Ball Bearings, the cages are same as those in single-direction thrust ball bearings of the same diameter series.

Thrust Ball Bearings are designed to handle axial/thrust loads only. They should not be used for any radial load applications.