Patent ID: 8627569

Claim:
A process for manufacturing a radial joint comprising a ball pivot with a joint ball and a one-piece metallic housing, said metallic housing having an opening on one side, said joint ball of said ball pivot being seated in an interior space of said metallic housing, wherein said joint ball of the ball pivot is mounted pivotably and rotatably in a bearing area of said interior space and a pivot section of said ball pivot, which pivot section is connected to said joint ball, protrudes from said housing through said opening of said housing, in an area of said opening of said housing, the process comprising the steps of: manufacturing a housing blank including said opening on one side; machining a section close to the opening of said housing after said housing blank is manufactured, wherein material is removed from an outer portion of said housing via said machining to form a sealing bellows seat after said housing blank is formed; inserting said joint ball of said ball pivot into said interior space of said housing; cold forming an opening-side edge section of said housing until a metallic overlap is achieved between said joint ball and said housing, said metallic overlap being sized for an extraction strength for the joint to be produced and to provide a positive-locking connection between said bearing shell and said housing; and providing a sealing bellows, wherein one end of said sealing bellows engages said sealing bellows seat.