32006 bearing: complete specifications & equivalents

Specification table

Source: catalog reference (Schaeffler HR1 (2022 ed.), Tapered roller bearings DIN/ISO 355) · extracted 2026-09-26

Parameters extracted from the official FAG Rolling Bearings catalogue (Schaeffler HR1 (2022 ed.), Tapered roller bearings DIN/ISO 355); 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 32006 model number is decoded

FAG 32006 (32006-X-XL) is the low-friction section tapered roller choice for a 30 mm shaft — one row of tapered rollers on an asymmetric raceway inside the 55×17 mm ISO 355 envelope.Reading the designation: the leading 3 marks a single-row tapered roller bearing, the 2 is the ISO 355 diameter/width series (low-friction section), and the last two digits encode the 30 mm bore; the 55 mm OD and 17 mm width follow the ISO 355 general plan. In Schaeffler notation 32006-X-XL is the basic X-life execution; B-suffix variants have a steeper contact angle and are not interchangeable with the base bearing. The 7.1 kN Pu figure feeds the adjusted-life equation at contaminated or partial-film conditions, and the 1.02 C0/C balance shows this execution is tuned to thrust-heavy combined loads rather than pure radial running. For a 30 mm shaft the usual cone seat is k5 with an H7 housing when the inner ring rotates; arrange two 32006 bearings as a set for two-direction location and set clearance from the load diagram, never from assembly feel.

Typical equipment & failure modes

Selection pitfalls — read before you substitute

• On this 30 mm bore, interference and temperature rise consume clearance inside a preloaded pair; calculate the residual clearance after mounting and at operating temperature — an over-tight 32006 pair heats, loses setting control and smears the roller-rib contact.
• The 320 series at 30 mm bore (55×17 mm) is the low-friction, higher-speed section; it carries less thrust than a 30206 of the same bore, so verify the axial load share before swapping.
• The tapered contact angle creates an induced axial load under pure radial force; include it in the 32006 rating calculation (and account for it in both bearings of a pair) or the unloaded bearing skids its rollers.
• A single 32006 cannot locate the shaft axially in both directions; mounting it singly on a reversing-thrust shaft leaves one direction uncontrolled — always use an O or X matched pair for bidirectional location.
• The 32006 shares its ISO 355 envelope with other tapered bearings of the same code but is not a drop-in replacement for a ball bearing: it cannot run effectively under pure radial load without a minimum axial load, and a deep-groove bearing cannot replace its combined-load duty.
• The 46/47 kN ratings are Schaeffler HR1 values for the X-life execution; the -XL suffix denotes the premium grade and is part of the order designation, so quote it in full when purchasing.
• Schaeffler lists 32006 in the X-life basic execution; variant executions with -B or other suffixes are separate order numbers and are not interchangeable with the basic X-life bearing.