16002 bearing: complete specifications & equivalents

Specification table

Source: catalog reference (HR 1 Rolling Bearings (Jan 2020)) · extracted 2026-09-25

Parameters extracted from the official FAG Rolling Bearings catalogue (HR 1 Rolling Bearings (Jan 2020)); FAG® is a trademark of Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, used here for identification only — mpnbase is not an authorized FAG/Schaeffler distributor. Boundary dimensions are ISO 15 interchangeable; current production values may differ, verify at schaeffler.com.

Cross references & equivalents

Interchange levels: full standard interchange · partial verify parameters · verify manual confirmation required. Links resolve to the equivalent model's specification page where available.

How the 16002 model number is decoded

16002 is supplied open, without shields or seals, so the arrangement around it must supply and retain the lubricant. Within the narrow 160xx section of the ISO 15 general plan, multiplying bore code 15 by five gives the 15 mm bore; the 32 mm outside diameter and 8 mm width follow the same boundary-dimension plan. For a rotating inner ring on a 15 mm shaft under normal load, catalogue practice seats it on a j5 shaft fit with an H7 housing bore — confirm against the actual load direction and magnitude before committing. In the Schaeffler HR 1 catalogue this open execution carries the bare designation; protected variants are ordered separately with suffixes 2Z (steel shields), 2RZ (non-contact rubber seals) and 2RSR (lip-contact rubber seals).

Typical equipment & failure modes

Selection pitfalls — read before you substitute

• Interference on a 15 mm shaft plus running heat consumes radial clearance: where the shaft runs hot or the fit is tight, order 16002 with C3 clearance and re-check the residual value after mounting.
• Because the 160xx narrow section shares the 32 mm OD of the 6015 at 15 mm bore but is only 8 mm wide, a housing machined for the wider bearing needs a spacer or relocated circlip — never assume width interchangeability.
• The open 16002 has no lubricant retention: grease escapes and contaminants migrate straight into the 15×32×8 mm raceway, so specify a sealed arrangement for dusty or washdown duty.
• Open bearings tolerate the highest speeds in the 16000-series but need a defined regreasing interval; run-to-failure lubrication is the dominant cause of early failure in open 16002 units.
• Do not quieten a noisy bearing by preloading it: the 16000-series is a deep-groove design, not angular-contact; axial preload raises temperature and shortens grease life.
• Shaft and housing fillets must clear the bearing chamfer so the 8 mm-wide ring seats square; provide an undercut or withdrawal groove instead of relying on an oversized radius.
• The open 16002 has no integral sealing; in the Schaeffler HR 1 catalogue the protected variants carry suffixes 2Z (two steel shields), 2RZ (two non-contact rubber seals) and 2RSR (two lip-contact rubber seals). Do not confuse FAG's 2RZ with a contact seal — the RZ lip does not touch the inner ring, which is why its speed capability stays close to the open bearing.
• The 33500 r/min mechanical limiting speed puts 16002 at the top of the HR 1 deep-groove speed range (thermal reference speed 20000 r/min); at these speeds cage design and grease shear dominate — run open with oil-mist or air-over-oil lubrication and verify the thermal reference speed for the actual load before committing.
• At 15 mm bore the 16002 sits in Schaeffler's small-bore range; HR 1 ships these sizes with a pressed steel or plastic cage and P0 tolerance as standard — for instrument or spindle accuracy order the P6/P5 variant explicitly, since P0 runout figures will not hold.
• FAG rates 16002 at 5.59 kN dynamic (C) and 2.84 kN static (C0); this light-to-medium rating suits fractional-horsepower drives and instruments — verify the equivalent dynamic load stays well below C for conveying or gearbox duty with shock.
• At only 25 g, 16002 is a lightweight FAG bearing that can be handled by hand; still press it onto the shaft with a sleeve against the inner ring — never through the balls or outer ring.
• The 15×32×8 mm envelope of 16002 gives a D/d ratio of 2.13 and 8.5 mm radial section height — a heavy FAG section for high-load, lower-speed duty; specifying it in a high-rpm motor generates excess heat and shortens grease life, so prefer a 62/63-series there.
• The 5.59/2.84 kN load ratings, mass 25 g here are Schaeffler HR 1 Rolling Bearings (Jan 2020) catalogue figures for 16002 on the 15×32×8 mm ISO 15 envelope; internal geometry and ratings legitimately differ between brands, so re-verify before substituting another manufacturer's 16002 in a rated drive. Where FAG has since released an X-life version of this size, its expanded C/C0 ratings supersede the HR 1 print values quoted here.
• Mixing old and new FAG generations of the same designation in one arrangement is dimensionally acceptable, but where ratings matter — preloaded or matched sets — order both positions from the same generation and lot.
• Schaeffler's medias/eKatalog is the live source for the current execution of 16002: cage material, seal lip design and ratings can be revised between catalogue generations without any designation change.