Chicago Rawhide 087W168 Oil Seal With Sleeve Bearing

Chicago Rawhide 087W168 is an oil seal with an integrated sleeve bearing, cataloged as 087W168 with an alternate identifier 537001. Several listings identify this item as “Oil Seal with Sleeve,” confirming it combines a sealing element with a sleeve for shaft support within an enclosure. The same part appears across multiple sources as 087W168 (537001), indicating these numbers refer to the same component in different catalogs. Marketed under the Chicago Rawhide name—now associated with SKF—the part is sold by various industrial distributors and marketplaces, including eBay and dedicated bearings catalogs, which corroborate its identity and availability. This seal-with-sleeve configuration serves to retain lubricant and exclude contaminants on rotating shafts in machinery where a housing and shaft interface require both sealing and stable alignment. The product’s listings consistently present the part numbers 087W168 and 537001, underscoring cross-catalog consistency across sources that track Chicago Rawhide/SKF sealing products.