Talk:Rod end bearing

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Anyone have any information about capturing a heim joint with a washer? This is a common requirement in auto racing.

[edit] Merger discussion: Ball joint

The heim joint should not be merged with the ball joint. The two are very different. The heim joint ball in the socket has a hole in it through which a bolt or other attachment device may be inserted. In a ball joint, the ball is solid with no hole through it, rather, it has an attachment device protruding from it and attached to it.70.149.220.111 03:51, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

Agreed, the two are not the same. However, I intend to rename this page with a generic title, as properly these joints are known as "rod end bearings". "Heim joint" is a term borrowed from their first USA manufacturer and, for similar reasons, they are known as "rose joints" in many other parts of the world. Pyrope 16:37, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Note for the eventual translation: the German word is Gelenkkopf. --tickle me 15:43, 4 June 2008 (UTC)