Heim Joints are they good
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Racer
Joined: May 2009
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From: LA CA
Heim Joints are they good
I got a set of QA1 through the mail. I got these because I was told they are one of the top quality HJ out there. I tried and ID them and posted a question about them here but no luck. Now I have another question. Are they suppossed to be moved with Your fingers or not? I asked this because I got 2 that are tight and can hardly be moved and 2 that I can put in between my fingers and move fairly easy. I have never used them so I would like to know if I should use y=them or return them. Thanks a lot for any help.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2006
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From: S Nevada
I deal with rod ends often in my line of work. Most new rod ends with spherical bearings will be snug. As they wear they will be easier to move and when worn, will be sloppy and have noticeable play. Insert a bolt thru the bearing and spray it down with lps-1 or wd40 and work the bearing around a bit. That should loosen up the stiff ones.
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 286
Likes: 11
From: LA CA
I deal with rod ends often in my line of work. Most new rod ends with spherical bearings will be snug. As they wear they will be easier to move and when worn, will be sloppy and have noticeable play. Insert a bolt thru the bearing and spray it down with lps-1 or wd40 and work the bearing around a bit. That should loosen up the stiff ones.
