Patent ID: 8888375

Claim:
A rolling element guide for a bearing assembly comprising: a first cage half including at least one first metal cage skeleton, the at least one first metal cage skeleton: arranged to contact rolling elements; and, including a first outer axial surface and a first inner axial surface, at least two first arched segments and at least two first flat land surfaces; and, a second cage half including at least one second metal cage skeleton, the at least one second metal cage skeleton: arranged to contact rolling elements; and, including a second outer axial surface and a second inner axial surface, at least two second arched segments and at least two second flat land surfaces; the at least two first and second arched segments are aligned to form rolling element pockets; a plastic is retained to at least one of said first outer axial surface or said second outer axis surface; the plastic wholly encompasses the at least one of said first outer axial surface or said second outer axial surface around an entire respective circumference of the at least one first or second cage skeleton; a series of fastening holes extend through an axial length of the first cage half and through the at least two first flat land surfaces, aligning with fastening holes extending through an axial length of the second cage half and through the at least two second flat land surfaces; and a respective fastening elements inserted into each of said fastening holes, align the at least two first and second land surfaces, and fixedly join the first and second cage halves together.