
                                                    Exhibit 23(a)



                  INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of Bearings, Inc. on Form S-8 of our reports dated
August 6, 1993, appearing in and incorporated by reference in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Bearings, Inc. for the year ended
June 30, 1993.







DELOITTE & TOUCHE
Cleveland, Ohio

April 28, 1994  

