BEARING MARKINGS AND COMPARISONS LIST
IMPERIAL DEEP GROOVE - CONVERSION CHART ( EE SERIES )
SLIDING PARTS PREFIX IDENTIFICATION
AUTOMOTIVE TAPER ROLLER BEARING SETS
SUFFIX ON BALL OR ROLLER BEARING
RHP TO SKF BALL AND ROLLER BEARING
PREFIX CONVERSION CHART
| RHP | HOFFMAN | SKF |
|---|---|---|
| 1/2 | 5 | 4 |
| 5/8 | 7 | 5 |
| 3/4 | 8 | 6 |
| 7/8 | 9 | 7 |
| 1 | 10 | 8 |
| 1 1/8 | 11 | 9 |
| 1 1/4 | 12 | 10 |
| 1 3/8 | 12 1/2 | 11 |
| 1 1/2 | 13 | 12 |
| 1 5/8 | 13 1/2 | 13 |
| 1 3/4 | 14 | 14 |
| 1 7/8 | 14 1/2 | 15 |
| 2 | 15 | 16 |
| 2 1/4 | 16 | 18 |
| 2 1/2 | 17 | 20 |
| 2 3/4 | 18 | 22 |
| 3 | 19 | 24 |
| 3 1/4 | 19 1/2 | 26 |
| 3 3/8 | 19 3/4 | 27 |
| 3 1/2 | 20 | 28 |
| 3 3/4 | 20 1/2 | 30 |
| 4 | 21 | 32 |
| 4 1/4 | 21 1/2 | 34 |
| 4 1/2 | 22 | 36 |
| 4 3/4 | 22 1/2 | 38 |
| 5 | 23 | 40 |
| 5 1/2 | 23 1/2 | 44 |
| 6 | 24 | 48 |
| 6 1/2 | 24 1/2 | 52 |
| 7 | 25 | 56 |
| 7 1/2 | 25 1/2 | 60 |
| 8 | 26 | 64 |
| 8 1/2 | 26 1/2 | 68 |
| 9 | 27 |
IMPERIAL DEEP GROOVE - CONVERSION CHART ( EE SERIES )
| BORE I.D. | S | R | EE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/8 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3/16 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1/4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 3/8 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 1/2 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| 5/8 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
| 3/4 | 8 | 12 | 6 |
| 7/8 | 9 | 14 | 8 |
| 1 | 10 | 16 | 9 |
| 1 1/8 | 11 | 18 | 10 |
| 1 1/4 | 12 | 20 | 11 |
| 1 3/8 | 12 1/2 | 22 | 12 |
| 1 1/2 | 24 | 13 |
SLIDING PARTS PREFIX IDENTIFICATION
| MARKING 1 | MARKING 2 | MEANING | MARKING 3 | MARKING 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| METRIC | IMPERIAL | IMPERIAL | ||
| N | R | Loose Outer | LRJ | MJR |
| NU | RE | Loose Inner | LLRJ | MMRJ |
| NJ | RP | One Lip Inner | LLRJA | MMRJA |
| NF | RL | One Lip Outer | LRJA | MRJA |
| NP | RD | Ring Outer | LRJB | MRJB |
| NUP | RF | Ring Inner | LLRJB | MMRJB |
| RLL | Fixed | LLRJN | MMRJN |
AUTOMOTIVE TAPER ROLLER BEARING SETS
| SIZE | BEARING NUMBERS |
|---|---|
| Set A | LM 11949 / 10 |
| Set B | LM 67048 / 10 |
| Set C | L 44649 / 10 |
| Set D | LM 11749 / 10 |
| Set E | LM 12749 / 10 |
| Set F | L 68149 / 10 |
| Set H | L 45449 / 10 |
SUFFIX ON BALL OR ROLLER BEARING
| SUFFIX | MEANING |
|---|---|
| M | Brass Cage |
| C3, C4, C5 etc. | Clearance of tolerance |
| W33 | Oil Hole and Groove on O.D. on Bearing |
| K | Taper Bore, to accommodate an Adaptor |
| Z | One Metal Shield |
| ZZ | Two Metal Shields |
| RS | One Rubber Seal |
| 2RS | Two Rubber Seals |
| NR | Snap Ring |
| N | Groove |
RHP TO SKF BALL AND ROLLER BEARING
PREFIX CONVERSION CHART
Note: For quick conversions, SKF bearings use 8 numbers to the RHP inch ( eg an RHP 1” bearing is equivalent to an SKF 8, or RHP 1/2” = SKF 4 )
| RHP | SKF |
|---|---|
| NLJ | RL |
| NMJ | RM |
| LRJ | CRL |
| MRJ | CRM |
| LRJA | CFL |
| MRJA | CFM |
| LJ | RLS |
| MJ | RMS |
| LJT | ALS |
| MJT | AMS |