A variation of this type of 180x250x33 Bearing called a needle bearing, uses cylinders with a very small diameter. This allows the bearing to fit into tight places.Ball thrust bearings like the one shown below are mostly used for low-speed applications and cannot handle much radial load. Roller thrust bearings like the one illustrated below can support large thrust loads. They are often found in gearsets like car transmissions between gears, and between the housing and the rotating shafts. The helical gears used in most transmissions have angled teeth -- this causes a thrust load that must be supported by a bearing.

Tapered roller bearings are used in car hubs, where they are usually mounted in pairs facing opposite directions so that they can handle thrust in both directions.