Spherical roller thrust bearings have specially designed raceways and asymmetrical rollers The bearings can accommodate axial loads acting in one direction and simultaneously acting radial loads The load is transmitted between the raceways via the rollers at an angle to the bearing axis, while the lange guides the rollers. The large number of rollers, which have an optimum conformity with the washer raceways, enables the bearings to accommodate heavy axial and simultaneously acting radial loads. Spherical roller thrust bearings are self-aligning and can accommodate misalignment