teflon heim joints

[pav8427]

teflon heim joints and spherical bearings are designed for
'lube free' operation.

if a person wanted that extra insurance for those high buck ends
what grease would be safe to use?



thanks, doug

[jeffandre]

I used Red Line wheel bearing grease on my Herb Adams sway bar spherical rod ends with great results so far. There may be a specific grease so hopefully someone with that knowledge will chime in.

[David Pozzi]

The trick would be to keep dirt out of the joint or the grease will collect it. There are circle track seals for them.

[jeffandre]

The trick would be to keep dirt out of the joint or the grease will collect it. There are circle track seals for them.

I will look for those when I get my front end finished up!

[quadfather]

the reason they have teflon liners is so you don't have to lube them . teflon is self lubricating .plus the liner does a good job sealing out the dirt. just try to keep them clean and if you have to do something just a little wd-40 works great.

[jeffandre]

I recall reading somewhere that the teflon one's require more frequent replacement, but I can't remember where I read that... Some may be rebuildable???

[Ripper]

The trick would be to keep dirt out of the joint or the grease will collect it. There are circle track seals for them.

Available from speedwaymotors, ridiculously cheap!

[quadfather]

Available from speedwaymotors, ridiculously cheap!

i woulnd't use teflon rod-ends they are junk. but rather use teflon lined rod ends theese are the best quality r-ends you can buy .we use them if all our race cars .a standard 3/4 by 3/4 c-moly r-end runs about $35.00 not like the cheepo's that use the teflon as a bearing race.instead of just a liner.

[Ripper]

i woulnd't use teflon rod-ends they are junk. but rather use teflon lined rod ends theese are the best quality r-ends you can buy .we use them if all our race cars .a standard 3/4 by 3/4 c-moly r-end runs about $35.00 not like the cheepo's that use the teflon as a bearing race.instead of just a liner.

I meant the seals.. They are ridiculously cheap... I get it that it's not a good idea to use cheapest rod end available.

[Fluid Power]

We sell FK rod ends, used by anybody in racing, drag, road, etc. The quadfather is right, we sell the super heavy duty 3-piece with a ptfe liner to all sorts of race shops in town. $35.00 is about right for 1 of these 3/4 x 3/4 ends. We never replace them because they have failed. The static load on the 3/4 x 3/4 is 28,090 lbs!

Darren

[pav8427]

these are the style of rod ends i am using on the front a-arms i have
on my chassis. i am also using 1" ID sperical bearing with S.S. housings
for my rear lower control arms.
i havent been able to find a source for 1" bore seals.

i found some grease intended for 10,000 rpm moulders at work, but it runs around $85 a tube.

doug

[Fluid Power]

Pics? got part numbers? I will call FK on monday and see If I can come up with seals for ya.

Darren