CM Series Rod Ends/Heim Joint/ Rose Joint/ Bearings ( CM3 CM4 CM5 CM6 CM7 CM8 CM10 CM12)
A rod end bearing is a common type of mechanical joint used on the ends of control rods. The steering columns in most cars, trucks and other vehicles.
Also known as a heim joint in the United States or a rose joint in the United Kingdom.
Rod end bearings are used on the ends of cylinders, linkages, rods, and shafts to take up angular misalignment between connected parts. In the automotive industry, rod end bearings are used in steering knuckles and transmission linkages.
Applications:
- agriculture
- construction
- forklift trucks
- material handling
- metals
- mining
- railways
- trucks
- wind energy

Technical specification
Specification:
- Rod body with right or left-hand male thread.
- Rod body pressed around inner ring.
- Surface of rod body zinc plated.
- In inch dimension series.



| Bearing No. | Dimensions (mm) | Load Ratings | Mass | ||||||||
| d | d3 3A |
B | C1 | d2 | h1 | L3 min |
dK | α ≈ |
KN | kg | |
| CM3 | 4.826 | 10-32 | 7.92 | 5.94 | 15.88 | 31.75 | 19.05 | 11.10 | 10.0 | 5.355 | 0.014 |
| CM4 | 6.350 | 1/4-28 | 9.53 | 6.35 | 19.05 | 39.67 | 25.40 | 12.70 | 13.5 | 9.839 | 0.018 |
| CM5 | 7.938 | 5/16-24 | 11.10 | 7.92 | 22.23 | 47.63 | 31.75 | 15.88 | 11.0 | 15.910 | 0.032 |
| CM6 | 9.525 | 3/8-24 | 12.70 | 9.12 | 25.40 | 49.23 | 31.75 | 18.26 | 11.0 | 22.542 | 0.050 |
| CM7 | 11.113 | 7/16-20 | 14.27 | 10.31 | 28.58 | 53.98 | 34.93 | 20.62 | 10.5 | 28.223 | 0.068 |
| CM8 | 12.700 | 1/2-20 | 15.88 | 11.50 | 33.32 | 61.93 | 38.10 | 23.80 | 10.0 | 37.087 | 0.109 |
| CM10 | 15.875 | 5/8-18 | 19.05 | 12.29 | 38.10 | 66.68 | 41.28 | 28.58 | 13.0 | 43.203 | 0.163 |
| CM12 | 19.050 | 3/4-16 | 22.23 | 15.06 | 44.45 | 73.03 | 44.45 | 33.32 | 12.0 | 63.193 | 0.259 |
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