Spiral-wound retaining rings consist of one or more turns of rectangular edge-wound wire. Spiral-wound retaining rings consist of one or more turns of rectangular edge-wound wire. This provides a ...

Also known as snap rings, retaining rings provide a removable shoulder to locate, retain, or lock components on shafts ... bent-wire, and spiral-wound retaining rings.

Like many of you who assemble their own engines, I've got plenty of old wounds from installing (or trying to install) pesky Spirolock piston-pin retaining rings ... and lock style (spiral or ...