A constant section retaining ring snap ring is a retaining ring often specified for heavy duty or impact loading applications.
Internal constant section retaining ring removal.
Also known as eaton style constant section and horseshoe snap rings.
Smalley constant section retaining rings are produced by edgewinding with no custom tooling charges they have been specified for many years in the automotive and heavy equipment industries as a standard choice of engineers.
They are typically rectangular wire created with carbon spring steel or stainless steel.
A retaining ring is a fastener that holds components or assemblies onto a shaft or in a housing bore when installed typically in a groove for one time use only.
Sliding arm fixed tip retaining ring tools.
Internal retaining rings act as a removable shoulder within a bore housing.
Many material and finish choices are available and custom designs typically do not require any custom tooling so.
Installed along the centerpoint of an axis horizontally constant section retaining rings feature a uniform constant section.
Sae products standard duty fixed tip retaining ring pliers for inch and metric internal and external retaining rings are available with straight 45 or 90 tips.
Heavy duty fixed tip retaining ring pliers.
The constant cross section gives spiral retaining rings a lug free design making them suitable where available radial space is limited.
Multiple turn rings have higher thrust load capacity and feature a 360 retaining surface.
Plier type tools are available to ease installation on some series of rings.
This process yields a retaining ring that supports high thrust loads.
Constant section retaining rings are manufactured by coiling heavy section wire.
Install and remove rings inside a bore or around a shaft.
Our eaton retaining ring selection includes internal external rings with a variety of gap styles.
Spiral retaining rings come in single turn or multi turn varieties.
These internal rings come in a variety of configurations.
Standard duty fixed tip retaining ring pliers feature stop screws for positive location and return springs for ease of operation.
Constant section retaining rings.
Once installed the exposed portion acts as a shoulder which retains the specific component or assembly.
This means that the material used to make the ring is the same width at any point along the circumference of the ring.
For applications that require an internal retaining ring smalley offers spirolox or internal spiral retaining rings hoopster rings constant section rings and wave rings.
For installation in housings and shafts.
Spring and stop eliminates overspreading of external rings and speeds the assembly removal of.
Circular push on retaining rings may be installed in applications where there is no.
