E-Clip buckling problems
E-Clip buckling problems
(OP)
I would like to start out by saying I am fresh out of college with my BSME and have just started my job and am on day 9. We are having problems with our E-clip retainer rings (that are supposedly the correct inner diameter and are match with a shaft with the correct outer diameter) buckling and sliding over the shoulder of a shaft. The application is a damper and the shaft runs along the inside of a tube housing. The eclip is placed on the cutout of the shaft between the threads and the thickest part of the shaft and is used to press against the endcap of the tubular housing. This is so the inner shaft does not become exposed outside of the housing except for the threads, which are screwed into connectors. Something is going on in the application where the E-clip is buckling under pressure and sliding over the shoulder and down the shaft, exposing too much of the shaft. The dimensions of the cutout is 3/16" and the clip is labeled as a 3/16" clip. It's a 6mm shaft with a shoulder of .024" on each side. Does anyone have any solutions or maybe even a substitue idea for the e-clip? Any help would be greatly appreciated.





RE: E-Clip buckling problems
Do you have a full groove? You mention being between the threads and the thickest part. If one side of the groove is actually the threads, then maybe that's contributing as it's not stopping the eclip from displacing in that direction.
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RE: E-Clip buckling problems
RE: E-Clip buckling problems