
                                                            Exhibit 99(a)(1)(iv)

                              LETTER OF INFORMATION

                           OFFER TO PURCHASE FOR CASH

                     ALL OUTSTANDING SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
                       NOT OWNED BY GBC ACQUISITION CORP.

                            PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE

                                       OF

                           GENERAL BEARING CORPORATION

                                       AT

                                 $4.00 PER SHARE

                                       BY

                              GBC ACQUISITION CORP.

         THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT,

               EASTERN STANDARD TIME, ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2004,

                          UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED

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TO BROKERS, DEALERS, COMMERCIAL BANKS, TRUST COMPANIES AND OTHER NOMINEES:

            We have been engaged by GBC Acquisition Corp., a Delaware
corporation ("Purchaser") currently controlled by Seymour Gussack, Chairman of
the Board of General Bearing Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("General
Bearing"), and David L. Gussack, Chief Executive Officer and a director of
General Bearing, to act as Information Agent in connection with Purchaser's
offer to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per
share (the "Shares"), General Bearing, at $4.00 per Share, net to the seller in
cash, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to
Purchase, dated July 16, 2004, and in the related Letter of Transmittal (which,

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together with any amendments or supplements thereto, collectively constitute the
"Offer"). Please furnish copies of the enclosed materials to those of your
clients for whose accounts you hold Shares registered in your name or in the
name of your nominee.

            For your information and for forwarding to your clients for whom you
hold Shares registered in your name or in the name of your nominee, we are
enclosing the following documents:

      1.    The Offer to Purchase, dated July 16, 2004.

      2.    The Letter of Transmittal for your use in accepting the Offer and
            tendering Shares and for the information of your clients. Manually
            signed facsimile copies of the Letter of Transmittal may be used to
            tender Shares.

      3.    The Notice of Guaranteed Delivery to be used to accept the Offer if
            the procedures for tendering Shares set forth in the Offer to
            Purchase cannot be completed prior to the Expiration Date (as
            defined in the Offer to Purchase).

      4.    A printed form of letter which may be sent to your clients for whose
            accounts you hold Shares registered in your name or in the name of
            your nominee, with space provided for obtaining such clients'
            instructions with regard to the Offer.

      5.    Guidelines of the Internal Revenue Service for Certification of
            Taxpayer Identification Number on substitute form W-9.

      6.    A return envelope addressed to the depositary (as defined below).

WE URGE YOU TO CONTACT YOUR CLIENTS AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE

NOTE THAT THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, EASTERN
     STANDARD TIME, ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2004, WHICH DATE MAY BE EXTENDED.

            Please note the following:

1.    The tender price is $4.00 per share, net to the Seller in cash without
      interest.

2.    The Offer is being made for all outstanding shares not owned by Purchaser.

3.    THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, EASTERN
      STANDARD TIME, ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2004 WHICH DATE MAY BE EXTENDED.

4.    The Offer is conditioned on, among other things, (i) the tender of at
      least a majority of the outstanding Shares that are not shares
      beneficially owned by Continuing Stockholders (as defined in the Offer to
      Purchase) and the executive officers of General Bearing (the "Majority of
      the Minority Condition"), (ii) the tender of a sufficient number of Shares


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      such that, after the Shares are purchased pursuant to the Offer, Purchaser
      would own at least 90% of the outstanding General Bearing common stock
      (the "Minimum Tender Condition"). In no event may the Majority of the
      Minority Condition be waived. However, the Purchaser reserves the right to
      waive the Minimum Tender Condition. The Offer is also subject to the other
      conditions set forth in the offer to Purchase. See Sections 1 and 11 of
      the Offer to Purchase.

5.    The General Bearing board of directors must file with the Securities and
      Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and provide General Bearing stockholders a
      "Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9". The
      Solicitation/Recommendation Statement contains information regarding the
      determination of General Bearing's board of directors to remain neutral
      with respect to the Offer and not make a recommendation to stockholders
      whether to tender their Shares. The Solicitation/Recommendation Statement
      is being sent to stockholders concurrently with the Offer to Purchase. All
      stockholders should review carefully the Schedule 14D-9. A discussion of
      the determination is also included in the Offer to Purchase. See "The
      Offer-SPECIAL FACTORS--Background of the Offer" and "SPECIAL
      FACTORS--Recommendation of the Board of Directors; Fairness of the Offer
      and the Merger" for more detailed information.

6.    Tendering holders of shares ("Holders") whose Shares are registered in
      their own name and who tender directly to American Stock Transfer and
      Trust Company as depositary (the "Depositary"), will not be obligated to
      pay brokerage fees or commissions or, except as set forth in Instruction 6
      of the Letter of Transmittal, transfer taxes on the purchase of Shares by
      Purchaser pursuant to the Offer. However, federal income tax backup
      withholding at a rate of 28% may be required, unless an exemption is
      available or unless the required tax identification information is
      provided. See Instruction 8 of the Letter of Transmittal.

7.    Notwithstanding any other provision of the Offer, payment for shares
      accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer will in all cases be made only
      after timely receipt by the depositary of (a) certificates evidencing such
      Shares (or a confirmation of a book-entry transfer of such shares (a
      "Book-Entry Confirmation") with respect to such shares) into the
      Depositary's account at the depository trust company, (b) a Letter of
      Transmittal (or facsimile thereof) properly completed and duly executed,
      with any required signature guarantees (or, in the case of a book-entry
      transfer, an "Agent's Message" (as defined in Section 3 to the Offer to
      Purchase) in lieu of the Letter of Transmittal) and (c) any other
      documents required by the Letter of Transmittal. Accordingly, tendering
      holders may be paid at different times depending upon when certificates
      for shares or Book-Entry Confirmations with respect to shares are actually
      received by the Depositary. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL INTEREST ON THE
      PURCHASE PRICE OF THE TENDERED SHARES BE PAID BY PURCHASER, REGARDLESS OF
      ANY EXTENSION OF THE OFFER OR ANY DELAY IN MAKING SUCH PAYMENT.


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            In order to take advantage of the Offer, certificates for all
tendered Shares in proper form for transfer (or a Book-Entry Confirmation with
respect to all such shares), together with a properly completed and duly
executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), with any required
signature guarantees (or, in the case of a book-entry transfer, an Agent's
Message in lieu of the Letter of Transmittal), and any required documents must
be received by the Depositary, all in accordance with the instructions set forth
in the Letter of Transmittal and the Offer to Purchase.

            Any holder who desires to tender shares and whose certificates for
shares are not immediately available, or who cannot comply with the procedures
for book-entry transfer on a timely basis, or who cannot deliver all required
documents to the depositary prior to the expiration date, may tender such shares
by following the procedures for guaranteed delivery set forth in Section 3 of
the Offer to Purchase.

            Purchaser will not pay any fees or commissions to any broker, dealer
or other person for soliciting tenders of shares pursuant to the Offer (other
than the Depositary and the Information Agent as described in the Offer to
Purchase). Purchaser will, however, upon request, reimburse you for customary
mailing and handling expenses incurred by you in forwarding any of the enclosed
materials to your clients. Purchaser will pay or cause to be paid any transfer
taxes with respect to the transfer and sale of purchased shares to it or its
order pursuant to the Offer, except as otherwise provided in Instruction 6 of
the Letter of Transmittal.

            Questions and Requests for additional copies of the enclosed
material may be directed The Altman Group, Inc., the Information Agent for the
Offer, at The Altman Group, Inc., 1275 Valley Brook Avenue, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
or call toll free at (800) 317-8029.

                                                Very truly yours,

                                                The Altman Group, Inc.

NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN OR IN THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS SHALL RENDER YOU THE AGENT
OF MESSRS. S. GUSSACK AND D. GUSSACK, PURCHASER, GENERAL BEARING, THE
INFORMATION AGENT, THE DEPOSITARY, OR ANY AFFILIATE OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING, OR
AUTHORIZE YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON TO USE ANY DOCUMENT OR MAKE ANY STATEMENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY OF THEM IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER OTHER THAN THE DOCUMENTS
ENCLOSED HEREWITH AND THE STATEMENT CONTAINED THEREIN.


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