Rod ends comprise an eye, Shaped head with integral shank that forms a housing for a spherical plain bearing. These items have relevance in primarily located at both extremities of hydraulic or pneumatic pistons to join the cylinder to an associated component. Skf supplies a diverse selection of standard rod ends with different thread and shank designs at the rod making them, End housing Hassle-free installation the various sliding contact surface combinations of the bearings make the rod ends Appropriate for the operating conditions of many applications. On request, Skf also manufactures rod ends in the skf explorer steel the wide standard assortment is described on below pages