These grooved-race ball thrust bearings can be separated in three parts to ease repair and replacement. They have grooved raceways which help guide the balls and limit variations in the ball's movement. The grooves more closely fit the ball's dimensions which allows these bearings to handle higher loads than flat race ball thrust bearings.

These flat-race ball thrust bearings can be separated into three parts to ease repair and replacement. They have flat raceways for the ball bearings to move along instead of grooves. This design allows for more ball movement in the raceway because the balls are not confined to the grooves, which limits the load capacity of these bearings.

These banded ball thrust bearings ease installation and provide extra protection to the internal bearing components against contaminants. They consist of a housing washer, a shaft washer, and a ball and cage assembly that are banded together as one unit.