| NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND | 53711 |
| MILITARY STANDARDS PROMULGATED BY MILITARY DEPARTMENTS UNDER AUTHORITY OF DEFENSE STANDARDIZATION MANUAL 4120 3-M | 96906 |
| CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | SQUARE |
| CROSS-SECTIONAL THICKNESS | 0.046 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.052 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| CROSS-SECTIONAL HEIGHT | 0.138 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.156 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| DISTANCE BETWEEN ENDS | 0.188 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.312 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| CENTER HOLE DIAMETER | 5.250 INCHES NOMINAL |
| PERIPHERAL DIAMETER | 5.724 INCHES MINIMUM AND 5.728 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| JOINT TYPE | SCARF-BUTT RETAINER |
| ANGLE | 25.0 DEGREES MINIMUM AND 35.0 DEGREES MAXIMUM |
| MATERIAL | PLASTIC POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE OVERALL |
| MATERIAL DOCUMENT AND CLASSIFICATION | MIL-R-8791 MIL SPEC SINGLE MATERIAL RESPONSE OVERALL |
| An item designed to fit over a packing gland by mating with a surface of a second part which together will retain into a narrow groove or confined space the PACKING, PREFORMED or O-RING, or an item designed to fit over a rod or shaft, to mate with a stuffing box to confine PACKING MATERIAL. It may function as a static or dynamic seal retainer with the packing located on, around, or in the centerline direction of the rod or shaft axis. It may have holes or joints for mounting, be threaded or unthreaded. See also PACKING NUT and PACKING NUT, STUFFING TUBE. |
