On Mon, 30 Sep 2013 18:32:01 +0700, John B.
wrote:

On Sun, 29 Sep 2013 19:34:59 -0500, wrote:

On Fri, 27 Sep 2013 17:16:33 -0500, F. George McDuffee
wrote:

On Fri, 27 Sep 2013 16:40:38 -0500, wrote:

I have a power steering cylinder that one end mounts on a 1.125" ball
stud. Stud needs to be about 2" long and somewhere around 1/2"
diameter. I've busted up old ball joints and tie rod ends. Nothing the
right size. RV sway bar balls are 1.250". Suggestions or source?

Andy
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Take the sample in to your local auto parts stores. Even if
they don't and can't get, they may be able to identify the
vehicle this came off of. Then contact the dealer and/or
salvage yards with the info. Sounds heavy for a car, was
this off heavy equipment?

I bought these from Surplus Center. They have no more info other than
the size of the ball as stated in their description when I bought
these last 2 some years ago. They have no markings, labels, stampings
of any kind. The socket that fits on the ball is the valve for the
cylinder. It is built into the end of the cylinder. O'Reilly's and a
local industrial supply couldn't come up with one in their catalogs.

Even a ball I could drill and put a stud into would work. I haven't
been able to find any specs for CV joint balls. I've looked at a
hundred spherical stud rod ends. They give every dimension except the
ball diameter.

Thanks for your suggestion.

I've seen something similar on Kenworth 40 ton trucks. It was a sort
of power assist steering - a cylinder connected between the drag link
and the frame. turning the steering wheel moved the drag link which
started to turn the road wheels and opened a valve in the end of the
hydraulic cylinder and assisted in turning the wheels - reversing the
movement of the road wheel changed the valving to move the cylinder
the other direction. This was a lot of years ago but someone in a
heavy truck shop might help you.

Exactly John. They are power assist cylinders. I've tried forklift and
tractor dealers. Didn't think of trucks. Just assumed they had power
gear boxes.