Rod end Requiring maintenance Steel/Bronze Internal thread right hand Series: SIKAC..M

Design:
Rod end with a threaded shank, requiring maintenance.
With an open bearing (without seals) with internal (female) right-hand thread.

Sliding contact surface combination: Steel/bronze
Lower load carrying capacity compared to steel/steel rod ends, but more suitable for applications where lubricant starvation might occur.
Steel/bronze rod ends consist of a rod end housing and a steel/bronze spherical plain bearing. These bearings have an inner ring made of steel and an outer ring made of bronze. The bearing is held in position by staking the housing on both sides of the outer ring.

SKF supplies rod ends with a threaded shank with a right-hand thread as standard. With theexception of rod ends with the designation suffix VZ019, all rod ends are also available with aleft-hand thread. They are identified by the designation prefix L.