Will AMW Pro-X hardware work with SlimLine motor retainers?
According to our customers – No, AMW motor hardware will not fit the current SlimLine retainer products. Also, please read this caution: We have had several mechanically inclined zoo lovers look at the SlimLine fit problem. Several have proclaimed, “The casing looks like a new external snap ring groove location, and a smaller diameter thrust ring will fix it! What is so hard?” Well, since you asked; 1) Changing the external thrust ring location: Moving the external thrust ring forward to fit Slimline, will put the external groove very near and in some casings directly on top of the internal snap ring groove. Since both snap ring grooves are cut to ~1/2 the casing wall thickness, the new external ring location will severely reduce or eliminate the casing’s ability to hold pressure. There are minimum requirements for “edge margins” of solid metal between snap rings (and other machined features), minimum groove depths/tolerances, and the required safety margins that prevent a simple casin
