Rod ends consist of an eye-shaped head with integral shank that forms a housing for a spherical plain bearing. As a rule, SA--E type bearing with a stretching rod, and rod ends are available with left or right-hand female (internal) or male (external) threads.

SA--E type bearing is made up of a radial spherical plain bearing GE--E and rod body, for the rod body, it usually plates zinc on the surface. SA--E series don’t have a lubrication, while the housing of type SA--ES is with a lubrication hole and a grease nipple.

JnSn offers various rod end types and sizes. Our product range includes Heim rod ends with brass race inserts in standard, precision and high capacity designs; high strength two piece designs; self-lubricating rod ends with engineered thermoplastic races or high performance Teflon® liners, military standard rod ends for the ultimate in rod end performance, ball bearing rod ends which have extremely low friction and misalignment capability, and elastomeric bearing rod ends that reduce vibration and noise in installations. Heim rod ends are also available with a variety of platings, coatings and materials, and with a wide range of optional features such as lubrication fittings, left hand threads, and keyway slots. Rod ends are available in both inch and metric sizes.

Rod ends have very low friction and can be operated without maintenance. They are used for applications where long bearing lives are required without maintenance, or where operating conditions, such as inadequate lubrication or the absence of lubrication make the use of steel-on-steel bearing inadvisable. The maintenance-free bearings are primarily intended for applications where loads are heavy and have a constant direction.

Application

Rod End Joint Bearing SA...E are widely used in engineering hydraulic cylinders, forging machine tools, engineering machinery, automation equipment, automotive shock absorbers, water conservancy machinery and other industries.

Bearing Model	Dimensions(mm)									Basic Load Rating(kN)		Weight(kg)
	B	W	O	H	D	F	A	Thread	α°	Dyn.C	Stat.Co
SA6E	6	6	9	4	20	36	22	M6X1.0	12	9	3	0.014
SA8E	8	8	10	5	23	42	25	M8X1.25	12	15	5	0.024
SA10E	10	9	12	6	28	48	29	M10X1.5	14	20	7	0.041
SA12E	12	10	15	7	32	54	33	M12X1.75	14	25	8	0.067
SA15ES	15	12	19	9	38	63	36	M14X2.0	12	35	12	0.110
SA16ES	17	14	21	10	44	69	40	M16X2.0	12	42	14	0.163
SA17ES	20	16	25	12	51	78	47	M20X1.5	12	55	18	0.270
SA18ES	25	20	31	16	62	94	57	M24X2.0	12	78	26	0.508