Flat-land bearings carry 10 to 20% the load of other thrust-bearing types. This is because flat parallel surfaces do not directly build oil-film pressure through pumping action.

There, a single thrust bearing could take out any axial play and lead to an overall rigid build. We love simple machine-design nuggets of wisdom like these.

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In a sense, thrust bearings are 90° angular-contact bearings. They support pure thrust loads at moderate speeds, but for practical purposes, their radial load capacity is nil.