Smalley® Retaining Rings

WaveRings™
 

The WaveRing is a spiral retaining ring with an axial wave form. It acts like a standard retaining ring with the additional feature of compressibility. It compensates for the overall length tolerance of stacked components, while still acting as a retaining ring.

Once assembled the WaveRing will reduce looseness and vibration in the assembly. Designed to fit into a groove, the WaveRing applies pressure in two directions: against the groove wall and against the assembly components. Single, double or multiple turns in the WaveRing are possible as well as a choice of materials, including our standard 17-7 ph stainless and carbon steel.

Type	Description
	WHW & WSW
	Spiral retaining ring with the additional feature of compressibility. Single, double or multiple turns are possible in a choice of materials.	WHW (Internal)
		WSW (External)