External Circlip DIN 471

Retaining Rings for Shafts, or External Circlips, are made to fit snugly into a groove around the outside of shafts or rods. By eliminating conventional mechanical fasteners like rivets, cotter pins, and nuts, these parts lower the assembly’s overall weight.

External circlips are widely employed in the automotive sector to secure pulleys, gears, and bearings to shafts. They are critical in engines, transmissions, and other mechanical systems, keeping components in place even under high-stress situations.

Standard Equivalent: JIS B 2804