Friction Ball Joint OEM?
Friction Ball Joint OEM?
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Does anyone know of a company that makes locking/friction fit ball joints for OEM applications? I need a ball-in-socket type joint, but instead of being free floating I would like it to either be lockable, or preferably, have enough friction to hold up a 1 lb load until moved by a human. Essentially I need an oversize GPS mount with threaded connectionson either end instead of typical mounts.
Any help is much appreciated.
Any help is much appreciated.





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Some are so simple that I'm sure a small amount of reverse-engineering would furnish you with an assembly you can use.
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RE: Friction Ball Joint OEM?
You'd think that, until you start researching it. Very few have the features I'm looking for (friction fit w/o a separate locking knob, threaded terminations on both ends, OEM supplier, etc...). RAM mounts (as you've pictured) do come very close, but I wanted to see if there was anything else.
Obviously reverse engineering is a possibility, but I'd like to avoid it if I can. Its not worth the effort if an off the shelf solution exists.
RE: Friction Ball Joint OEM?
The male thread is part of the front upright so you would have to make that part.
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