There are certain tools that are considered nice-to-have items right up until they are necessary. Then you're screwed. Retaining ring pliers, or snap ring pliers, are one of them. I've gotten away ...

Spirolox retaining rings from the Smalley Steel Ring Co., Lake Zurich, Ill., serve as removable shoulders on shafts (external) or inside bores (internal) to keep components in place. Spirolox rings ...

Trouble-free connection of components to shafts, in housings, or on bores — essential for torque transmission and position maintenance — is simplified with retaining rings. However, the effects of ...