Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
TIMKEN WILLIAM ROBERT JR
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TIMKEN CO [TKR] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
Chairman of the Board
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
THE TIMKEN COMPANY, 1835 DUEBER AVENUE, S.W.		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/14/2005
(Street)

CANTON, OH 44706		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock               286,965 D (1)  
Common Stock               429 I Savings Inv. Plan (1)
Common Stock               100,000 I Co-Trustee (1) (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Options to Buy (1) $ 33.75               (3) 04/21/2008 Common Stock 90,000   90,000 D  
Options to Buy (1) $ 15.875               (4) 04/18/2010 Common Stock 135,000   135,000 D  
Options to Buy (1) $ 15.02               (5) 08/14/2010(9) Common Stock 135,000   135,000 D  
Options to Buy (1) $ 25.4               (6)(8) 08/14/2010(9) Common Stock 100,000   100,000 D  
Options to Buy (1) $ 17.56               (7)(8) 08/14/2010(9) Common Stock 165,000   165,000 D  
Options to Buy (1) $ 24.14             04/20/2005 08/14/2010(9) Common Stock 3,000   3,000 D  
Options to Buy (1) $ 26.35             08/14/2005(8) 08/14/2010(9) Common Stock 3,000   3,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
TIMKEN WILLIAM ROBERT JR
THE TIMKEN COMPANY
1835 DUEBER AVENUE, S.W.
CANTON, OH 44706		   X     Chairman of the Board

Signatures

 W.R. Timken, Jr   08/16/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This form is being filed for the sole purpose of informing the market that the reporting person has terminated his insider status due to his retirement from the Board of Directors and as Chairman of the Board, effective August 14, 2005. The reported holdings reflect the reporting person's beneficial ownership as of the date of termination of service.
(2) By self as Co-Trustee for Sue Shaffer Timken 2005 Revocable Trust.
(3) Employee stock option with limited transferability granted pursuant to The Timken Company Long-Term Incentive Plan. Option became exercisable in annual 25 percent increments which began on April 21, 1999, the first anniversary of the date of the grant. Option becomes fully exercisable upon the occurrence of a change in control of the Company or other similar event. Option included rights to receive dividend equivalents payable in shares of common stock on a deferred basis.
(4) Same as (3) above, except option became exercisable in annual 25 percent increments which began on April 18, 2001, the first anniversary of the date of the grant.
(5) Same as (3) above, except option became exercisable in annual 25 percent increments which began on April 17, 2002, the first anniversary of the date of the grant.
(6) Same as (3) above, except option became exercisable in annual 25 percent increments which began on April 16, 2003, the first anniversary of the date of the grant.
(7) Same as (3) above, except option became exercisable in annual 25 percent increments which began on April 15, 2004, the first anniversary of the date of the grant.
(8) All options that were previously unvested, vested upon retirement from the Board of Directors on August 14, 2005.
(9) Option to exercise expires 5 years after the date of retirement from the Board of Directors.

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