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Retainer Ring Shaft Tolerance

When designing retainer ring grooves on shaft ends, do you add a little extra tolerance on the shaft length to make it easier to get on-off and provide a little freeplay? For a 1/2" retainer ring (0.035" thick), McMaster recommends a 0.039" groove width. Is this 0.004" enough?