Rod end, requiring maintenance, female thread, right-hand thread, DIN ISO 12240-4. dimension series K, open design
The rod ends (d≤18mm) contain brass inserts between housing and inner ring spherical surface. The rod ends (d≥20mm) contain a spherical plain bearing with a steel/brass sliding contact surface. Sizes 6 and larger can be relubricated via a grease fitting in the housing and via the shank. Grease Fittings available zerk type and flush type fitting. The female thread is available with a left-(PHSL) or right-hand thread.
| Requiring maintenance | Maintenance | |
| Steel/Brass | Sliding contact surface | |
| Carbon steel | Material housing | |
| Bearing steel | Material ball | |
| Brass | Material outer ring | |
| Without | Sealing | |
| Female | Thread gender | |
| Left-hand | Thread direction |
| d | 18 mm | Bore diameter |
| d2 | 42 mm | Head diameter |
| B | 23 mm | Ball width |
| G | M18x1.5 | Thread size |
| C1 | 16.5 mm | Head width |
| h1 | 71 mm | Base to Center-female |
| α° | 15 ° | Tilt angle |
| dk | 31.75 mm | Ball diameter |
| d1 | 21.9 mm | Ball flange diameter |
| d4 | 25 mm | Shank diameter |
| d5 | 31 mm | Shank diameter,large |
| l3 | 32 mm | Thread length-female |
| l4 | 93 mm | Housing height -female |
| l5 | 10 mm | Wrench flat height |
| l7 | 22 mm | Distance shank chamfer - centre rod end eye |
| W | 27 mm | Wrench flat width |
| r1min | 0.3 mm | Chamfer |
| C | 26 kN | Basic dynamic load rating |
| C0 | 42.5 kN | Basic static load rating |
| ≈m | 0.32 kg | Weight |
| Gr | 0~0.035 | Radial clearance |
| Tmin | -50 °C | Operating temperature min. |
| Tmax | 150 °C | Operating temperature max. |
| SKF | INA (EGLES) | IKO | THK | LS |
| SILKAC18M | GIKFL18PB GIKL18PB | PHS18L | PHS18L | SILBP18S |
