SKF Rod end Requiring maintenance Steel/Bronze External thread right hand Series: SAKAC..M
Design:
Rod end with a threaded shank, requiring maintenance.
External (male) right-hand thread.
Sizes 6 and larger can be lubricated via the relubrication facility in the rod end shank or housing.
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.