• Ball: 52100 bearing steel, precision ground, heat treated, hard chrome plated.
• Race: Alloy steel, PTFE lined optional.
• Body: Carbon steel, yellow zinc plated.
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Ask for Custom SupportJM M JF M Metric 3-Piece Carbon Steel Rod Ends are carbon steel rod-end joints used to connect adjustable rods, control arms, brackets, and actuator members while allowing angular movement at the connection. The design combines a threaded housing around a spherical plain bearing or race so the joint can transmit movement through a compact male- or female-thread interface. Select the bore, thread, race, misalignment, load direction, and operating environment for the complete assembly rather than choosing by nominal size alone.
Carbon-steel rod ends provide an adjustable articulated connection for control arms, tie rods, sway-bar links, and other force-transmitting members. Check radial load, angular travel, thread engagement, and race design before use.
The threaded male or female format can connect rods, brackets, hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders, and compact actuator mechanisms. Match thread direction, bore size, and mounting geometry to the complete linkage.
These rod ends are used in serviceable vehicle and machine linkages where alignment changes during travel. Aluminum favors low weight, while steel variants suit higher-duty assemblies; final selection should follow the actual load, motion, and environment.
Used in actuators, guided motion assemblies, and machine linkages that require durable articulation with optional PTFE liner support for smoother movement and reduced maintenance.
A good fit for jigs, fixtures, robotic cells, and precision machine linkages where compact metric packaging and strong threaded adjustment points are important.
Suitable for export machinery builds and severe-duty linkage systems where metric hardware standards and durable carbon-steel rod-end construction are both required.
JM-M parts are male rod ends with an external metric thread, while JF-M parts are female rod ends with an internally threaded body. Both belong to the same 3-piece yellow-zinc-plated carbon steel metric series.
The series uses a heat-treated, hard-chrome-plated 52100 bearing steel ball, an alloy steel race with PTFE lining optional, and a yellow-zinc-plated carbon steel body.
Yes. Selected sizes offer alternate pitch options, and special suffixes can also designate studded or PTFE-lined variations depending on the required part configuration.
Yes. Studded configurations are available by adding an S suffix, and PTFE-lined versions are available by adding a T suffix, subject to the exact size and part configuration.
This metric series is commonly used in motorsport suspension systems, steering linkages, agricultural machinery, industrial automation assemblies, and other motion-control linkages built around metric hardware standards.
Yes. The inch equivalent is the JM-JF series. If your build uses imperial hardware, the JM and JF family is the closest companion line to review alongside JM-M and JF-M.
