Why the M1440 Metric Grip Ring is the Ultimate Time-Saver for Grooveless Shafts

When you are designing a mechanical assembly or executing an urgent factory maintenance repair, precision is everything. Traditionally, if you need to secure a component tightly onto a rotating or moving shaft, you have two engineering options: machine a precise groove into the metal to seat a standard circlip, or thread the shaft to take a bolt or locknut.

But what if you don’t have the time, the machinery, or the material thickness to cut a groove?

That is exactly where the M1440 Series Metric Grip Ring steps in. Known across the engineering sector as a premier “push-on fix,” this self-locking fastener provides high-thrust retaining power on entirely plain, ungrooved shafts.

Standard external circlips (like the DIN 471) rely entirely on the shoulder of a machined groove to hold axial loads. The M1440 Metric Grip Ring, however, relies on brute frictional force and advanced radial geometry.

Sizes:

Shaft Size (Ds)Unfitted Loose ID (A)Thickness (T)Typical Material
4.0 mm~3.80 mm0.80 mmCarbon Spring Steel / Phosphate & Oil
6.0 mm~5.70 mm1.00 mmCarbon Spring Steel / Phosphate & Oil
8.0 mm~7.70 mm1.00 mmCarbon Spring Steel / Phosphate & Oil
10.0 mm~9.65 mm1.20 mmCarbon Spring Steel / Phosphate & Oil
12.0 mm~11.60 mm1.20 mmCarbon Spring Steel / Phosphate & Oil
16.0 mm~15.40 mm1.50 mmCarbon Spring Steel / Phosphate & Oil

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