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Just talked with my Bud. who ordered in the new circlip to to replace the original 41 yr. old one. The new one is sharp on both sides. I always wondered why a retainer clip can be rounded on one side .
Torontonian said:Just talked with my Bud. who ordered in the new circlip to to replace the original 41 yr. old one. The new one is sharp on both sides. I always wondered why a retainer clip can be rounded on one side .
Torontonian said:Yes noticed washers are often rounded on one side so thought it might be the stamping process. But circlips should be better than that considering their important retention job. Nice to know the new one was sharp on both sides.
In 38 years of repairing/building machinery I've never seen a ground circlip. They are punched, and then heat treated. If you look close, the sheared edge tells the story.texasSlick said:Torontonian said:Yes noticed washers are often rounded on one side so thought it might be the stamping process. But circlips should be better than that considering their important retention job. Nice to know the new one was sharp on both sides.
Yes. Good quality circlips are not stamped. I do not know how they are made ..... perhaps stamped, then precision ground both sides. Any machinists out there?
Regardless how made, you are right to insist on being sharp both sides .... too important to buy on the cheap.
Slick
and the wheel does not turn freely if I loosen the bolts slightly it will turn more easily It seems like it is binding and dragging on the brake drum
toppy said:I had trouble with wheel dragging once R/H axle was tightened. It turned out to be the speedo drive pressing on the hub cover (nice shiny new one I just fitted) as the drive housing was dished out of shape.
toppy said:when the Emgo replacement arrived I could see the difference between them and wondered if it was a slightly different style for a different make or model as other manufacturers used them.