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A method is provided for assembling a device in a preselected assembly position onto a rotatable shaft of a prime mover with respect to an opening in an end plate of the prime mover through which the shaft extends so as to preclude contamination of a lubricant in a lubrication system of the prime mo

A method is provided for assembling a device in a preselected assembly position onto a rotatable shaft of a prime mover with respect to an opening in an end plate of the prime mover through which the shaft extends so as to preclude contamination of a lubricant in a lubrication system of the prime mover communicated with the opening in the event the prime mover is operated in an environment in which a fluid imcompatible with the lubricant may be presented to at least one of the end plate and an exterior end section of the shaft extending beyond the opening.

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A method of assembling a device having a sleeve section integral with a pair of opposite annular slingers in a preselected assembly position onto a rotatable shaft of a prime mover and with respect to an end plate of the prime mover and an opening in the end plate through which the shaft extends so

A method of assembling a device having a sleeve section integral with a pair of opposite annular slingers in a preselected assembly position onto a rotatable shaft of a prime mover and with respect to an end plate of the prime mover and an opening in the end plate through which the shaft extends so as to preclude contamination of a lubricant in a lubricating system of the prime mover communicated with the opening in the event the prime mover is operated in an environment in which a fluid incompatible with the lubricant may be presented to at least one of the end plate and an exterior end section on the shaft extending beyond the opening, the method comprising the steps of: (a) arranging the sleeve section of the device generally in gripping engagement about the exterior end section of the shaft and moving the device on the exterior section toward the opening in the end plate; (b) inserting the sleeve section at least in part into the opening and locating one of the slingers over the opening and with respect to a raised part of the end plate disposed about the opening so as to define the preselected assembly position of the device and preclude the passage of any incompatible fluid across the end plate part into the opening and along the exterior end section of the shaft into the opening when the prime mover is operated in the environment of the fluid; and (c) predetermining the position of the other slinger on the shaft with respect to the opening and the lubrication system so that the other slinger is disposed in lubricant slinging relation with respect to a part of the lubrication system when the one slinger is located with respect to the raised part of the end plate during the inserting and locating step.