Lovejoy Size LOJ-8B Universal Joint, 5/8" Round Bore and 5/8" Round Bore, No Keyway, No Setscrew, 1.00" Outer Diameter, 3.68" Overall Length

Flexible couplings are used to link two rotating shafts that are not aligned in order to transmit the rotational power, known as torque, from one shaft to the other. Most flexible couplings consist of two hubs and a middle assembly; each hub attaches to a shaft while the middle assembly flexes between the hubs to accommodate the misalignment of the two shafts. Shaft misalignments are generally either parallel or angular and cause complications to transmitting rotational power from one shaft to another in the form of stresses, loads, vibrations, and other forces, which vary from one type of misalignment to another. Flexible couplings are used in a broad range of applications, such as in motor vehicles, conveyors, escalators, agricultural, forestry and mining equipment, aeronautics, robotics and space exploration, among others.Lovejoy manufactures flexible couplings, universal joints, variable speed drives, and other transmission and mechanical power products. The company, founded in 1900, is headquartered in Downers Grove, IL.

• Offset pin design for use on hand operated, low-torque drives
• Oil, gasoline, and salt resistant
• Capable for operating angles up to 45 degrees of angular misalignment
• Operating temperature range of -40 to +225 degrees F (-40 to + 107 degrees C)
• Available in round, hex, splined, or keyway bore