WHAT IS A TOLERANCE RING?
WHY USE A TOLERANCE RING?

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Steering Column Telescopic Slide

Uses a pair of tolerance rings to provide the radial force that is exerted on to a plastic bush. This radial force in conjunction with the mating components, controls the axial feel during the steering column adjustment.


Benefits include:

• Quick and Easy to assemble – especially when compared against plastic injection moulding
• Allows the use of standard tubing – increased tolerances
• Allows rework of the column

 

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Tolerance Rings are radial spring fasteners
that are press fitted between two mating components. This generates a retention force that fixes those components together, whilst also satisfying other functional requirements such as Torque Drive, Overload Protection, NVH Performance and Differential Thermal Expansion.


Fasten annular components
Reduce noise & vibration
Compensating for thermal expansion
Predictable & repeatable slip
Avoid resonance frequencies
Overload protection