DIN 471 Retaining Ring External Circlip

• • Grades: AISI 316 | AISI 304
• • Material: Stainless Steel
• • Standard Compliance: DIN 471

Machining a solid shoulder onto a shaft to hold a bearing takes time and wastes material. An external circlip does the same job in a fraction of the time. You cut a simple groove, snap the DIN 471 ring over the shaft with circlip pliers, and your component is locked against axial movement. Our stainless circlips handle the high rotational speeds of marine winches without snapping.

• Perfect for: Securing bearings on shafts, winch assemblies, gearbox components.
• Not ideal if: The shaft experiences extreme lateral thrust loads exceeding the groove's shear strength.