A roller bearing assembly (100) including an outer cup (110) having a first end, a second end, a body (116) extending therebetween defining an outer raceway (118), a first flange (112) disposed on the first end of the body and a second flange (114) disposed on the second end of the body, a plurality of rollers (130), each roller including a first projection (134) extending along its longitudinal center axis, and a first retainer ring (140a) having a base side wall, an inner side wall and an outer side wall, the inner side wall and the outer side wall extending outwardly from the base wall, wherein the base wall of the first retainer ring is disposed adjacent an inner surface of the first flange and the first projection of each roller is rotatably disposed between the inner side wall and the outer side wall of the first retainer ring.