nicholas.seward Wrote:
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> How would I disassemble those to get the ball?
With enough force you can pull the ball screw out of the socket. I think DIN 71802 also specifies what is the minimum force to pull out the ball screw. You can study DIN 71802 specification for more details.
Notice the first picture. The steel socket has a groove to the right of the center of the ball. In that groove there is a spring (just a steel wire bent to an almost whole circle). If you pull strongly on the screw you can overcome the spring and pull out the ball screw. I have seen that some shops can deliver only the ball screws. I saw it somewher on the internet, but I do not know what are the minimum quantities and prices for ball screws only. I know it is possible to buy the whole ball joints in small quantities.
As for as full angle ball joint: I bought lately C13R (13mm ball diameter) here in EU and the price for one was about 2.5€. But you want a US located source. The biggest ball joints (I can quickly google) are C19R (19mm ball diameter). Maybe there are even bigger.
Maybe you can try these guys:
[www.tracepartsonline.net]
Looks like these guys can provide them:
T.E.A. Machine Components, Inc
2281-F Dabney Road
Richmond, Virginia 23230
USA
Or just google something better.
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> How would I disassemble those to get the ball?
With enough force you can pull the ball screw out of the socket. I think DIN 71802 also specifies what is the minimum force to pull out the ball screw. You can study DIN 71802 specification for more details.
Notice the first picture. The steel socket has a groove to the right of the center of the ball. In that groove there is a spring (just a steel wire bent to an almost whole circle). If you pull strongly on the screw you can overcome the spring and pull out the ball screw. I have seen that some shops can deliver only the ball screws. I saw it somewher on the internet, but I do not know what are the minimum quantities and prices for ball screws only. I know it is possible to buy the whole ball joints in small quantities.
As for as full angle ball joint: I bought lately C13R (13mm ball diameter) here in EU and the price for one was about 2.5€. But you want a US located source. The biggest ball joints (I can quickly google) are C19R (19mm ball diameter). Maybe there are even bigger.
Maybe you can try these guys:
[www.tracepartsonline.net]
Looks like these guys can provide them:
T.E.A. Machine Components, Inc
2281-F Dabney Road
Richmond, Virginia 23230
USA
Or just google something better.