Ball sleeve joint and process for manufacturing same

A ball sleeve joint, comprising:

• a bearing shell comprising an elastic plastic, an inner bearing surface and an outer surface, said bearing shell comprising a projection on said outer surface thereof;
• a ball sleeve provided with a rounded bearing surface, said bearing surface being accommodated in said bearing shell;
• a joint housing comprising a first housing part and a second housing part, said first housing part having a first inner wall surface and a first outer wall surface, said second housing part having a second inner wall surface and a second outer wall surface, said first housing part and said second housing part being fixed together in a position such that one or more contact forces is applied to said bearing shell via said first housing part and said second housing part, wherein one portion of said bearing shell is provided with a prestress that is different from a prestress of another portion of said bearing shell based on said one or more contact forces, said inner wall surface of said first housing part and said inner wall surface of said second housing part defining an inner joint housing surface recess, said projection being inserted into said inner joint housing surface recess such that said projection engages said inner wall surface of said first housing part and said inner wall surface of said second housing part, said outer side surface of said first housing part and said outer side surface of said second housing part defining an outer joint housing recess and a substantially cylindrical outer joint surface, said outer side surface of said first housing part having a first circumference, said outer side surface of said second housing part having a second circumference, said first circumference being substantially equal to said second circumference, said outer joint housing recess being located opposite said projection and said inner joint housing surface recess, said first housing part engaging said second housing part at a location between said inner joint housing surface recess and said outer joint housing recess.