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Spirolox® Retaining Rings
(Spiral Retaining Rings)

   

Advantages of Spirolox Retaining Rings:

  • No Gap - 360° retaining surface

  • No protruding ears to interfere with mating
    components (uniform cross-section)

  • Economically produced in stainless steel because
    the coiling process produces no scrap

  • No-Tooling-Charges™ on special designs

  • Easy to assemble and remove

  • No gap or lugs provide for a functional and
    aesthetically pleasing ring

Spirolox Retaining Rings, also known as Spiral Retaining Rings, are available exclusively from Smalley.

Spirals have no ears to interfere with mating components in your assembly. Spirals are manufactured by coiling the ring from flat wire. Because coiling produces a retaining ring with no scrap, the Smalley Ring can be economically produced in carbon steel, stainless steel, coppers, and many other alloys.

Smalley offers over 6,000 standard rings, which are readily available in both carbon and stainless steel. If you require special designs, take advantage of Smalley's No-Tooling-Cost process; a process perfect for large runs, prototypes and midstream design changes.

Whatever your application, Smalley has the cost-effective and innovative design solution.

Interchangeable Grooves

Spiral retaining rings are interchangeable with ordinary snap ring (Circlip) grooves. Find the right ring for your application:

Smalley Spiral Retaining Ring and Stamped Retaining Ring Comparison
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Gear Assembly

External 2-Turn retaining ring prevents the pinion shafts from spinning when the gears are rotating. The Smalley ring snaps securely on the groove and the ring's radial wall is designed to extend radially outward, clearing the four flat pinion shaft pins by .020".
   
Spiral Retaining Ring Types Available

 

Spirolox Retaining Rings stacked in a housing

Light Medium Heavy
   

Additional Information

  • Ring Design (PDF)
   

 

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