Retaining Rings

Retaining Rings:

A retaining or snap ring is a form of spring used principally as a fastener.  The ring is elastically deformed, put in place, and allowed to snap back toward its unstressed position into a groove or recess.  Retaining rings may be used externally to provide a shoulder that retains a wheel or a bearing race on a shaft, or it may be used internally to provide a construction that confines a bearing race in the bore of a machine frame. There are numerous styles and types of retaining rings, including: Tapered section, spiral, constant section, truarc style rings, push on, radially installed, round wire, square wire, lock rings, circlips, heavy duty, light duty, inch or metric.

Bearing Service stocks standard internal and external retaining rings at our branch locations. Please contact a Bearing Service representative for your retaining ring needs.