1 EXHIBIT 23 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT - - ----------------------------- Bearings, Inc. We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements Nos. 2-81660, 33-42623,33-43506, 33-53345, 33-53401 and 33-53405 of Bearings, Inc. on Forms S-3 and S-8 of our reports dated August 5, 1994 appearing in and incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Bearings, Inc. for the year ended June 30, 1994. DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Cleveland, Ohio September 26, 1994