• Ball: 52100 bearing steel, precision ground, heat treated, hard chrome plated.
• Race: Sintered bronze, oil impregnated.
• Body: Carbon steel, yellow zinc plated.
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Ask for Custom SupportVM VF Bronze-Race 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.
Suitable for packaging and automation assemblies that need a compact self-lubricating rod end without moving to a PTFE-lined performance-focused series.
A strong option where grease fitting versions are preferred and operators want a service-friendly linkage component for repeated operation.
Useful for OEM linkage builds needing studded versions, alternate silver zinc finish, or a bronze-race self-lubricating rod end in common inch sizes.
VM parts are male-thread rod ends and VF parts are female-thread rod ends. Both belong to the same self-lubricating 3-piece bronze-race series and share the same core material direction.
This series uses a hard-chrome-plated 52100 bearing steel ball, an oil-impregnated sintered bronze race, and a carbon steel body with yellow zinc plating.
Yes. The oil-impregnated sintered bronze race provides self-lubricating operation, which is one of the defining characteristics of the VM-VF series.
Yes. Grease fitting versions are available on request by adding Z to the suffix, such as VMR8Z, depending on the exact part configuration.
Yes. Studded versions are available by adding S to the suffix, and silver zinc plating is also available as an alternate finish according to the product notes.
VM-VF rod ends are well suited to general linkages, agricultural equipment, mechanical motion systems, packaging machinery, and other applications that benefit from a self-lubricating bronze-race 3-piece rod end.
