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Rodobal rod ends and spherical bearings

Industrial applications, motorsports, heavy machinery, marine…

Rodobal is a brand of metric rod ends and spherical bearings made in Europe.
Rodobal bearings are well known in different markets: industrial applications, motorsports, heavy machinery, offshore, marine…

We mainly sell the maintenance free versions which have a PTFE fabric liner bonded to the race (outer ring) of the bearing.
Below you will find the overview of these maintenance free rod ends and spherical bearings.

Rodobal rod ends and spherical bearings logo

There are 3 different qualities of Rodobal rod ends and spherical bearings:

  1. Premium industrial quality
  2. Heavy duty industrial quality
  3. Premium motorsport quality

The differences are in the material and finish of the race, ball and body.

Premium industrial.
Not preloaded.

Rod ends suitable for industrial use and basic motorsport linkages.
Combination of alloy steel and low carbon steel components.
Maintenance free with PTFE liner.

Heavy duty industrial.
Not preloaded.

Rod ends suitable for demanding industrial and basic motorsport use.
Alloy steel components.
Maintenance free with PTFE liner.

Premium motorsport.
Preloaded fit.

Spherical bearings & rod ends suitable for demanding motorsport applications: suspension, steering, …
Combination of alloy steel and stainless steel components.
Maintenance free PTFE liner.

RODOBAL male rod ends

Rodobal male rod ends

Premium industrial series

Metric

  • RM..SE series rod ends: high strength alloy male imperial thread

    equal type: thread ⌀ = bore ⌀

    alloy steel ball – low carbon steel race – low carbon steel body – PTFE liner

    RM..SE= right hand thread; RML..SE = left hand thread

Heavy duty industrial series

Metric

  • RM..XE series rod ends: high strength alloy male imperial thread

    equal type: thread ⌀ = bore ⌀

    alloy steel ball – low carbon steel race – alloy steel body – PTFE liner

    RM..XE = right hand thread; RML..XE = left hand thread

Premium motorsport series

Metric

  • RM..MTE series rod ends: right hand male metric thread

    equal type: thread ⌀ = bore ⌀

    alloy steel ball – stainless steel race – alloy steel body – PTFE liner – bright nickel plated

    RM..MTE = right hand thread; RML..MTE = left hand thread

RODOBAL female rod ends

Rodobal female rod ends

Premium industrial series

Metric

  • RF..SE series rod ends: female metric thread

    equal type: thread ⌀ = bore ⌀

    alloy steel ball – low carbon steel race – low carbon steel body – PTFE liner

    RF..SE = right hand thread; RFL..SE = left hand thread

Heavy duty industrial series

Metric

  • RF..XE series rod ends: female metric thread

    equal type: thread ⌀ = bore ⌀

    alloy steel ball – low carbon steel race – alloy steel body – PTFE liner

    RF..XE = right hand thread; RFL..XE = left hand thread

Premium motorsport series

Metric

  • RF..MTE series rod ends: high strength alloy female metric thread

    equal type: thread ⌀ = bore ⌀

    alloy steel ball – stainless steel race – alloy steel body – PTFE liner – bright nickel plated

    RF..MTE = right hand thread; RFL..MTE = left hand thread

RODOBAL spherical bearings

Rodobal spherical bearings: narrow, wide & high misalignment

Premium industrial series

Metric

more information will be added soon…

Premium motorsport series

Metric wide

  • RG..MTE series spherical bearings: wide metric

    wide type

    alloy steel ball – stainless steel race – PTFE liner

  • RS..MTE series spherical bearings: wide metric

    wide type

    alloy steel ball – medium carbon steel race – PTFE liner
    large outer diameter

  • RS..MTA series spherical bearings: extra heavy duty wide metric

    wide type

    alloy steel ball – medium carbon steel race
    large outer diameter
    steel-on-steel coupling – no PTFE liner!

Metric narrow

  • GE..MTE series spherical bearings: narrow metric

    narrow type

    stainless steel ball – stainless steel race – PTFE liner

Metric high misalignment

  • GEH..MTE series spherical bearings: high misalignment metric

    high misalignment type

    stainless steel ball – stainless steel race – PTFE liner