A boot needle roller bearing is designed to reduce friction between a flexible boot non-rotatably attached to a differential housing and a rotatable half-shaft. A plurality of rollers is retained axially between a first lip formed in the outer ring and a set of protrusions that are formed after installation of the rollers by bending prongs inwardly. The inner ring is retained axially between the protrusions and a second lip formed into the outer ring after installation of the inner ring.