E clips and circlip with holes, a question please.

[ken69]

Circlips need a recess to sit in which requires more machining, which needs very tight tolerances, the hole for the pliers to open/close them also requires space,
Where an "E" clip is a single use spring/interference fit & the design means that if the pin tries to pull out it actually digs in more, to get a tight fit you just press it on, job done

I think you may be getting mixed up between E clips and star locks

http://www.modelfixings.co.uk/circlips.htm

[angrybear]

I think you may be getting mixed up between E clips and star locks

http://www.modelfixings.co.uk/circlips.htm

Indeed I was

[1shot1kill]

I might have invented it, but I believe these are sometimes used in bike steering stems & known as star fangled washers?
J.

[bighit]

I might have invented it, but I believe these are sometimes used in bike steering stems & known as star fangled washers?
J.

Star fangled nut



They were a PITA when I worked in the mountain bike shop. despite the way they were supposed to work, they could loosen or spin when tightening .


I prefered the Headlock went right down through the ahead cap and under the steerer tube then tightened.

[madcarlos]

I used the big ones back in the 70s, Stopped my flares from getting caught in my cogs, Though they called them circlips

[robs5230]

circlips are used on an internal groove (a groove machined on the ID of a cylinder / tube
e clips on an external groove. I.E a groove machined on the OD of a pin or rod

[bezzer]

circlips are used on an internal groove (a groove machined on the ID of a cylinder / tube
e clips on an external groove. I.E a groove machined on the OD of a pin or rod

Nope, you can get internal and external circlips, the holes are orientated differently for the application. Think about it, circlip pliers come in external and internal openers.