Retaining Ring Application

[renasis]

When selecting a retaining ring I almost always run into this situation. I end up needing a retaining ring that does not fit within the standard sizes. Sometimes I am putting a retaining ring in to contrain the motion of a bearing within a bore. For example, lets say my bore is 2.281" in diameter. I look at the available retaining rings and there sizes are 2.312" and 2.25". Which do I choose? I would think that I would choose the larger of the two. Another example, suppose I wanted to put a retaining ring in between a bearing ID and a shaft. The shaft diameter is 2.281" and the available retaining rings are sized for 2.312" and 2.25", which do I choose? I would think that I should choose the smaller of the two. Anybody have previous experience with this? Thanks in advance for your posts.

 

[renasis]

I should have mentioned this earlier, but these are beveled retaining rings, which I haven't been able to find in metric diameters. If you have a link where I could find them I would appretiate it.

Thanks.

 

[aolalde]

Renasis:

For bearings we use Shaver-Kudell EZE-Sleeve. Visit:

http://www.shaverkudell.ca/products/sleeve.html