Clutch release and rod end bearings are also available.

Also distributors of spherical & rod end bearings.

A full range of rod end bearings and spherical plain bearings is offered from our bearing stock.

All rod end bearings that have any misalignment should have 1/8 to 1/4 inch spacer on each side of the ball.

The spherical rod end bearing was developed by the Germans in World War II.

Rod end bearing (heim joint)

A rod end bearing, also known as a heim joint (N. America) or rose joint (U.K. and elsewhere), is a mechanical articulating joint.

Originally used in aircraft, the rod end bearing may be found in cars, trucks, race cars, motorcycles, lawn tractors, boats, industrial machines, go-karts, radio-control helicopters, and many more applications.