Crown Needle Roller Bearing 106527 – CR-168

This needle roller bearing is manufactured by Crown Equipment for use in Crown lift truck assemblies, identified by its Crown Equipment part number. Needle roller bearings use a set of thin, elongated cylindrical rollers packed closely around a shaft, which lets them carry heavy radial loads in a more compact space than a standard ball bearing would need, making them well suited to tight clearances in chassis and mast assemblies.

At about 0.9 pounds, this is a substantial bearing built for a load-bearing role rather than a light-duty application. Like any rolling-element bearing, it wears through fatigue and contamination over its service life: the rollers and races gradually roughen, which shows up as noise, vibration, or increased play in the assembly, and eventually as binding if left unaddressed. Replacing it at the first signs of roughness prevents that wear from spreading to the shaft or housing it rides in.