5/16" Ball Joint Steel Rod End

This rod end is used on the blast gate units on the Tommy 2.0 blowers in the drying room. These rod ends are mounted onto the 5/16" rod from the air cylinder and attach to the spacer on the rotation plate. The rod end has a 5/16" female fully threaded shank end and a 5/16" ball joint with a 22-degree swivel. These rod ends are made of zinc-plated carbon steel material with a chrome-plated steel ball bearing. It is important to keep these rod ends lubricated as they do not come lubricated. They can handle higher loads than stainless steel, aluminum, and nylon rod ends and have moderate corrosion resistance.