A bearing assembly comprising a cage, a plurality of rollers and a sleeve. The cage comprises a central portion extending between a pair of radial flanges. The central portion includes a plurality of roller retaining pockets configured to receive and prevent substantial radial movement of rollers positioned therein in a radial direction. The sleeve is positioned between the radial flanges with the radial flanges radially overlapping the sleeve. The sleeve is retained between the flanges prevents substantial radial movement of the rollers in the opposite direction.