Special Retaining Ring Designs

This FAQ on Special Retaining Ring Designs covers some of the more unique situations many applications engineers find themselves trying to solve. It’s important to know various ways in which you can order and use retaining rings in general, as well as in high load and high vibration applications.

Aug 21, 2018

This FAQ jumps right into application-specific solutions using uniquely designed retaining rings. Discussions include how to calculate for bowed or beveled retaining rings, what to implement when accumulated tolerances have caused objectionable end play, and what products are available for custom groove dimensions. Critical to many applications, retaining rings must be fully understood before purchasing.