The most commonly used circlip for this application is a simple spring steel circlip, or plain wire ring.
When used to retain piston wrist pins or gudgeon pins, the clips are known as wrist pin clips, wrist pin retainers, or gudgeon pin clips. Circlips are often used to secure pinned connections. There are two basic types of circlips: internal (fitted into a bore) and external (fitted over a shaft). ( November 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ī circlip (a portmanteau of 'circle' and 'clip'), also known as a C-clip, snap ring, or Jesus clip, is a type of fastener or retaining ring consisting of a semi-flexible metal ring with open ends that can be snapped into place into a machined groove on a dowel pin or other part to permit rotation but to prevent axial movement. See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions. This article's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia.
