Four Point Contact Bearings

Four-point contact ball bearings are radial single row angular contact ball bearings with raceways that are designed to support axial loads in both directions. For a given axial load, a limited radial load can be supported. These bearings take up considerably less axial space than double row bearings. The inner ring is split. This enables a large number of balls to be incorporated in the bearing, giving the bearing its high load carrying capacity.