Abstract: A calculating model is developed to study the rollers’ loads in a double row spherical roller bearing(SRB) using a slice technique by taking into account of several factors, including the crowns of roller and raceways, tilting angle of the inner ring, and the aligned arrangement and staggered arrangement of rollers. Numerical computations are performed to study the effect of inner ring tilting angle, radial clearance, staggering angle, and external load on the rollers’ loads and the inner ring radial shift. Results show that the maximum roller load varies linearly with inner ring tilting angle. Compared with the aligned rollers in a SRB, the maximum roller load and inner ring radial shift are slightly smaller in the SRB with staggered rollers.