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Rod ends for SBU shifters

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Ragnian
I was wondering if these were standard for something other than Unimogs. Can the plastic inserts be purchased separately?

Anyone already been down this road?

As you can see from the photo mine has departed somewhere in the snow up here. That is the shifter for the crawler gears, clearly some zip ties will make an "ok" temporary fix so I am not in a rush.

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wengejor
The plastic inserts might be available from 80s diesel mercedes cars. Some research would be needed to determine which car had that size hardware.

I had a 83 300SD that needed an insert for the throttle linkage with similar ball ends like that and germanautoparts.com had inserts in stock.
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There's some stuff on fleabay and Amazonia, but not certain about the size.

Check this out! https://a.co/d/dbEVgtE

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Oh, I know about how unimog parts don't really match up with anything Truktor, no worries!!
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The McMaster part shows almost 1000lb load limit. That indicates to me that it's likely a stronger joint than the mercedes part.

How much load will pull the mercedes joint apart? I know some of these ball joints have a retaining clip to keep the ball in socket, but I'm not seeing that with the mercedes part.
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wengejor
What about this option:

Rierdge 8mm Inside Dia Rod End Bearing Self Lubricating, M8 x 1.25 Female Thread Connector Joint, SI8T/K Rod End Ball Bearing, 4 PCS

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m8 1.25 thread. Not sure if left hand is available and you would need an 8mm stud to mount it.
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It looks like DT and FEBI make aftermarket ends for mercedes trucks. Left and right thread. This is on ebay shipping from Germany.
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This style here has the locking pin to keep the joint from popping out after years of operation.
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Why can't you pop out the rubber bushing inserts and press them into your factory parts? Are they different in some way or is there a concern of cracking a bushing during removal or install?
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I was just saying if you can't get the Left hand thread ones for some significanttime, then maybe attempt to swap in one cup.

Also in some of my searches, it looked like you could buy just the cups.

No worries guys, I got some thick skin!!
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