Thread: Linkage failure
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Old 07-11-2019, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by tangofox007 View Post
You might be able to find a rod end bearing that would work. If not a direct fit, a little adaptation might be required.

https://www.grainger.com/category/power-transmission/bearings/spherical-bearings-and-spherical-rod-ends?attrs=Thread+Size%7CM5+x+0.8%7CM6+x+1.0~~Type%7CFemale+Plain&filters=attrs






It's a little unclear as to what, exactly, failed.
I don't know if you can see it clearly in the pictures provided, but it developed a hairline crack. Overtime it must has worked its way down to the thread cavity, allowing the linkage to pull out.
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