SKF22209KMC3Double-Row Spherical Roller Bearing 45 x 85 x 23 mm, 1:12 Tapered Bore, Machined Brass Cage, C3 Clearance

Product Description

What this part is

This is an SKF 22209 KM/C3 double-row spherical roller bearing with a 45 mm tapered bore, 85 mm outside diameter and 23 mm width. Two rows of barrel-shaped rollers run on a common spherical raceway in the outer ring, so the shaft can swivel relative to the housing and absorb misalignment while carrying load.

Decoding the designation

The 222 prefix is the double-row spherical roller family and the 09 bore code gives 45 mm. K specifies a 1:12 tapered bore. M specifies a machined brass cage rather than a pressed steel one. C3 is a radial internal clearance greater than normal. There is no W33 in the designation, so the outer ring is plain, with no lubrication groove or lubrication holes.

Bore taper and mounting hardware

Adapter sleeve H309 fits this bearing and is a separate part, not included. The sleeve seats on a 40 mm plain shaft — one bore-code step below the bearing bore — and is supplied with a KM9 locknut and an MB9 lockwasher.

Cage material and what it buys

A machined brass cage is stiffer and more resistant to lubricant starvation, high temperature and shock loading than a pressed steel window cage, and it raises the usable speed and temperature ceiling of the bearing. That is the reason the M variant carries a price and lead-time premium over the CC variant of the same size.

What these specs mean in practice

The double row carries very high radial load and takes axial load in both directions. The 1:12 taper makes running clearance adjustable at assembly: driving the inner ring further up the taper expands it and reduces clearance, so the fitter sets the final figure. Starting from C3 leaves margin for that drive-up and for a shaft running hotter than its housing.

Quantity and configuration

Bearing only, 1 Pc. Supplied without adapter sleeve H309 and without locknut or lockwasher.

Fitting notes

The bearing goes up the sleeve taper until the specified clearance reduction is reached, checked with a feeler gauge across the unloaded roller row or by measured drive-up distance. Lubricant reaches the rollers through the bearing faces, since the outer ring has no relubrication passage.

Interchange guidance

Same-spec equivalents are FAG 22209-K-MB-C3, NSK 22209CAKE4C3 and Timken 22209KYMC3, all 45 mm tapered bore, 85 x 23 mm, machined brass cage, C3. The 22209 CCK/C3W33 shares the envelope but has a pressed steel cage and a W33 lubrication groove, which makes it a related size rather than a substitution.