YAR-208-2F bearing: complete specifications & equivalents

Specification table

Source: catalog reference (SKF PUB BU/P1 17000/1 EN (Oct 2018)) · extracted 2026-09-28

Parameters extracted from the official SKF Rolling Bearings catalogue (SKF PUB BU/P1 17000/1 EN (Oct 2018)); SKF® and SKF Explorer® are trademarks of AB SKF, used here for identification only — mpnbase is not an authorized SKF distributor. Boundary dimensions are ISO 15 interchangeable; current production values may differ, verify at skf.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 YAR-208-2F model number is decoded

YAR 208-2F is SKF's 40 mm-bore grub-screw insert bearing with the inner ring extended on both sides in the YAR2 series — a Y-bearing with a spherically ground outside surface for static self-alignment inside a matching SKF Y-housing, boundary dimensions 40x80x49.2 mm. Wide-inner-ring deep-groove ball geometry carries the load: the extended inner ring gives the shaft grip and the seal lands, while the outer ring stays narrow and spherically ground on its outside surface. the YAR prefix names SKF grub-screw Y-bearings: two set screws in the extended inner ring lock the shaft at a 120 deg angle, and the inner ring extends symmetrically on both sides. the size code 208 carries the usual bore arithmetic — 40 mm (code 08 x 5) — while the leading 2 marks the ISO 15 diameter series 2 sphered-OD envelope. suffix -2F means an NBR rubber contact seal plus a plain pressed-steel flinger on EACH side: the lip rides the extended inner ring while the flinger sheds coarse contamination before it reaches the lip. Envelope 40x80x49.2 mm (1.575x3.15x1.937 in), outer ring 21 mm wide, C 30.7 kN, C0 19 kN, Pu 0.8 kN. The catalogue publishes a single speed ceiling, the limiting speed: 4,800 r/min; mass 600 g. Fatigue-limit check: Pu 0.8 kN is the equivalent-load threshold under which the SKF adjusted-rating model credits very long life for YAR 208-2F — most belt-driven mounted-unit loads sit comfortably under 2.606 % of C. Envelope arithmetic: the radial section from 40 mm bore to 80 mm OD is 20 mm; dividing C 30.7 kN by that section gives 1.535 kN per section millimetre, and the 49.2 mm overall width is 2.46x the section. The s1 30.2 mm dimension is printed for the locking zone — the set-screw/collar seating reference — and it is verified at mounting, not recoverable from d/D/B alone. Outer-vs-overall width: the outer ring is 21 mm wide inside the 49.2 mm total, so the extended inner ring accounts for 0.573 of the overall width (14.1 mm of axial projection per side). At the printed limiting speed of 4,800 r/min the mean diameter dm = 60 mm implies dn about 2.88x10^5 mm.r/min — the speed-demand figure used when comparing this insert with open deep-groove sizes of the same bore. Both-sides sealed order-number note: the two set screws clamp through dimpled recesses in the extended inner ring; tighten alternately to the catalogue procedure and retighten after the first run-in period, because the -2F flingers keep dust out but cannot compensate for a screw that walked loose. Service tip for YAR-208-2F: dimpled or drilled shaft spots under the screw points are sometimes specified on shock duty, but the standard mounting relies on point indentation alone — never substitute longer screws that reach the 20 mm radial section.

Typical equipment & failure modes

Selection pitfalls — read before you substitute

• Replacement discipline: a YAR insert is not interchangeable with an eccentric-collar unit of the same envelope — the shaft may need spot-facing or collar space that does not exist.
• The 30.2 mm s1 dimension is the screw seating geometry inside the 28.2 mm of extended inner ring; a shaft step that crowds that side prevents the screws reaching the shaft squarely.
• Do not specify the 40 mm grub-screw insert for a shaft harder than about 45 HRC without dimples: the screw points skate on hard surfaces and the unit creeps regardless of tightening torque.
• Ordering discipline for the 40 mm size: the chapter lists several executions side by side (YAR2 locking style x seal package x application variant); a bare-number substitution needs a fresh dimension, speed and rating check rather than a like-for-like assumption.