Smalley’s Retaining Ring Types and Selection guide provides an in-depth look at the various retaining rings available, helping engineers choose the right solution for their applications. It covers key ...

GM has issued a product recall for certain units of the 2023 Chevy Traverse due to a missing left-side half-shaft retaining ring. The problem: vehicles built without this retaining ring have the ...

This whitepaper highlights the major culprit responsible for failure in many retaining ring applications. Retaining ring failure can be devastating in a number of ways. Find out what can be done to ...

Spiral-wound retaining rings consist of one or more turns of rectangular edge-wound wire. This provides a coil which can be installed or removed using automatic equipment or simple hand tools. When ...

I have a piece of industrial equipment whose 12V 120mm cooling fan has failed. It looks like the retaining clip on the end of the shaft fell off. When I try to press it back on it just pops off again ...