SYZ Rod Ends https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Knowledge Center Which Pin Retention Method Should You Use for a Clevis: Clip, Split Pin, Circlip or Locking Pin? When Should I Use a Plastic Bushing Instead of a Bronze or Steel One, and What Changes If I Swap? Why Does a Plastic Bushing Wear, Seize, Squeak, Swell, Crack or Walk Out of Its Housing? Home How Do You Write an RFQ for Custom Rod Ends, Bearings, Bushings and Linkage Parts? When Should a Rod End Be Mounted on a Stud Instead of a Through-Bolt, and How Do You Check the Stud for Bending at the Shoulder, Thread Engagement and Locking? What Does a Plain, Cone or High-Misalignment Spacer Do, How Long Should It Be, and How Much Extra Tilt Does It Really Give? What Is the Difference Between a Jam Nut, a Regular Hex Nut and a Lock Nut, and Which One Should Lock a Rod End Thread? How Do I Replace a Worn Lift-Arm Ball Socket: Measure the Old One, Choose a Weld-On End, and Fit It Square? How Do I Inspect the Welds Around a Ball Socket for Fatigue Cracks, and Can It Be Repaired? Why Do Three-Point Hitch and Implement Pivot Ball Sockets Wear Loose, and How Do You Check the Play? What Should You Know Before Welding a Ball Socket In: Material, Heat, Distortion and Alignment? How Do You Size a Weld-On Ball Joint for Working Load, Shock and Cyclic Loads, and Combined Radial and Axial Loads? What Is the Difference Between a Weld-On Ball Joint, a Weld-On Ball Socket and a Weld-On Ball End, and What Do Shouldered and Non-Shouldered Mean? How Do You Choose a Three-Point Hitch Ball and Pin for the Implement Category (Category 0 to 4)? What Is the Maximum Operating Temperature of a Plastic Bushing, and What Happens as It Heats Up? Sleeve, Flanged, Split or Thrust Washer: Which Plastic Bushing Form Do I Need, How Long and Thick Should It Be, and How Do I Avoid Edge Loading? How Do I Measure Wear on a Plastic Bushing, and When Should I Replace or Take It Out of Service? What Compliance Documents Should I Ask for When a Plastic Bushing Is Used in a Food Plant? Which Polymer Suits Washdown, Water and Chemical Exposure, and What Do Caustic Cleaners and Moisture Do to It? Do Plastic Bushings Need Lubrication, or Can They Run Dry, and What Lubricant Is Compatible? What Shaft Material, Hardness and Surface Finish Should You Use With Plastic Plain Bearings? How Do You Press-Fit and Retain a Plastic Bushing Without Cracking It, and What Interference Does It Need? What Running Clearance Should a Plastic Bushing Have, and Why Does Heat Make a Pressed-In Bushing Tighter, Not Looser? How Do You Choose Between Acetal (Delrin), UHMW, Nylon and Polyurethane Bushings for an Industrial Machine? How Do You Calculate the PV Limit and Load Capacity of a Plastic Plain Bearing? How Do I Choose Tube Diameter and Wall Thickness for a Push-Pull Link or Frame Member: Buckling, Bending and Torsion, and How Much Do the Adapter Ends Change the Answer? A Welded-In Tube Adapter Is Cracked, Loose or Has a Stripped Thread: Re-Tap, Insert, Cut Out and Replace, or Scrap the Link? Where Does a Tube-Adapter Joint Fail First: Rod-End Thread, Adapter Thread, Weld or Tube, and How Do I Check Each Under Tension, Compression and Cyclic Load? How Do I Size a Tube Adapter to a Real Tube: Inside-Diameter Tolerance, Weld Seam, Seating Shoulder, Thread Size Limits and Which Tube Standard Controls the Fit? How Should a Rod End or Clevis Be Attached to a Tube in a Machine Linkage: Weld-In Adapter, Pinned or Bolted Insert, or Threaded-In Insert? How Do You Find and Reduce Backlash or Lost Motion in an Adjustable Linkage? How Often Should Linkage Rods, Turnbuckles and Jack Screws Be Inspected and Lubricated, and When Do They Need Replacing? How Do You Install and Align a Push-Pull Rod to Avoid Binding and Side Loading? Why Do Turnbuckle and Jack Screw Threads Seize or Gall, and How Do You Free Them and Prevent It? Which Material and Coating Should You Choose for a Linkage Rod or Adjuster in Corrosive or Washdown Service? Which Thread Size, Pitch, Class and Hand Should You Specify on a Linkage Rod, Turnbuckle or Jack Screw? Which End Fitting Suits an Adjustable Linkage Rod: Clevis, Rod End, Ball Joint or Eye End? Why Does an Adjustable Linkage Change Length Under Vibration, and Which Locking Method Works? How Do You Calculate the Centre-to-Centre Length, Adjustment Range and Travel per Turn of an Adjustable Linkage Rod? How Do You Size an Adjustable Linkage Rod or Turnbuckle for Tension and Compression Loads? How Long Can a Push-Pull Rod Be Before It Buckles, and What Rod Diameter Do You Need? Turnbuckle, Jack Screw, Adjustable Linkage Rod or Push-Pull Rod: What Is the Difference? Why Does a Cylinder Clevis Wear, Rattle or Crack at the Pin, and When Should the Fork Head, Pin or Bracket Be Replaced? Which Clevis Material and Finish Suits Wet, Corrosive or Washdown Service, and How Do You Avoid Galvanic Corrosion? What Pin Diameter, Length, Fit and Hardness Should a Clevis Pin Have? What Limits the Load of a Clevis Joint, and How Do You Check Pin Shear? How Do You Choose a Clevis Size and Thread for a Cylinder, Set How Far It Screws On, and Lock It? Blog