A process is provided for manufacturing a ball-and-socket joint housing by
cold forming from a blank (R), which is preferably produced from a bar or
wire material and is prepared for forming. A first axial depression (1)
with a diameter (D1) is first prepared by reverse cup extrusion. A second
axial depression (2) with a comparatively larger diameter (D2) is
subsequently prepared in the axial depression (1) by reverse cup
extrusion. A diameter reduction (D3) also of the first axial depression
(1) is formed in some sections by the deformation of the material during
the second reverse cup extrusion.
