EX-23 4 l24292aexv23.htm EX-23 EX-23
 

Exhibit 23
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements and related prospectuses of The Timken Company listed below of our reports dated February 22, 2007, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of The Timken Company, The Timken Company management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of The Timken Company, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2006:
         
Registration       Filing
Number   Description of Registration Statement   Date
333-17503
  The Timken Company Dividend Reinvestment Plan — Form S-3   December 9, 1996
 
        
333-41155
  OH&R Investment Plan — Form S-8   November 26, 1997
 
        
333-43847
  The Timken Company International Stock Ownership Plan — Form S-8   January 7, 1998
 
        
333-45891
  $300,000,000 Medium-Term Notes, Series A - Amendment No. 4 to Form S-3   April 23, 1998
 
        
333-76062
  The Company Savings Plan for the Employees of Timken France — Form S-8   December 28, 2001
 
        
333-100731
  11,000,000 shares of Timken Company Common Stock; $250,000,000 in Senior Notes – Form S-3   February 11, 2003
 
        
333-103753
  The Timken Company Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Torrington Non-Bargaining Associates – Form S-8   March 11, 2003
 
        
333-103754
  The Timken Company Savings Plan for Torrington Bargaining Associates – Form S-8   March 11, 2003
 
        
333-105333
  The Timken Share Incentive Plan – Form S-8   May 16, 2003
 
        
333-108840
  The Hourly Pension Investment Plan – Form S-8   September 16, 2003
 
        
333-108841
  Voluntary Investment Program for Hourly Employees of Latrobe Steel Company – Form S-8   September 16, 2003
 
        
333-113390
  The Voluntary Investment Pension Plan for Hourly Employees of The Timken Company – Form S-8   March 8, 2004
 
        
333-113391
  The Timken Company – Latrobe Steel Company Savings and Investment Pension Plan – Form S-8   March 8, 2004
 
        
333-113394
  The Rail Bearing Service Employee Savings Plan – Form S-8   March 8, 2004
 
        
333-114647
  The Timken Company Long-Term Incentive Plan – Form S-8   April 20, 2004
 
        
333-118664
  MPB Employees’ Savings Plan – Form S-8   August 30, 2004
     
 
  /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
 
    
Cleveland, Ohio
    
February 27, 2007