A valve for controlling flow through pipe elements, said valve comprising: a valve housing surrounding and defining a bore; a valve closing member mounted within said bore, said valve closing member being rotatable eccentric about an axis of rotation between an open position permitting flow through said bore and a closed position preventing flow through said bore; first and second lugs (48, 50) mounted in spaced relation to one another on said valve closing member, said lugs (48, 50) defining respective apertures (48a, 50a) aligned with said axis of rotation; first and second shafts (44, 46) extending in opposite directions along said axis of rotation, said first shaft being able to position and received within said aperture of said first lug, said second shaft being able to position and received within said aperture of said second lug; first and second bearings (68, 70) mounted on said valve housing diametrically opposite to one another, said first and second bearings (68, 70) respectively defining first and second passages (68a, 70a) through said valve housing, said first and second passages (68a, 70a) being aligned with said axis of rotation, said first bearing receiving said first shaft, said second bearing receiving said second shaft; wherein each said shaft (44, 46) has a diameter (60, 62) at a first end (44a, 46a) larger than a diameter (64, 66) at a second end, said first end of first shaft engaging said first lug, said first end of said second shaft engaging said second lug, wherein said first shaft is configured to be positioned between said lugs, thereafter inserted through said first lug and thereafter into said first bearing, and wherein said second shaft is configured to be positioned between said lugs, thereafter inserted through said second lug and thereafter into said second bearing. a valve housing surrounding and defining a bore; a valve closing member mounted within said bore, said valve closing member being rotatable eccentric about an axis of rotation between an open position permitting flow through said bore and a closed position preventing flow through said bore; first and second lugs (48, 50) mounted in spaced relation to one another on said valve closing member, said lugs (48, 50) defining respective apertures (48a, 50a) aligned with said axis of rotation; first and second shafts (44, 46) extending in opposite directions along said axis of rotation, said first shaft being able to position and received within said aperture of said first lug, said second shaft being able to position and received within said aperture of said second lug; first and second bearings (68, 70) mounted on said valve housing diametrically opposite to one another, said first and second bearings (68, 70) respectively defining first and second passages (68a, 70a) through said valve housing, said first and second passages (68a, 70a) being aligned with said axis of rotation, said first bearing receiving said first shaft, said second bearing receiving said second shaft; wherein each said shaft (44, 46) has a diameter (60, 62) at a first end (44a, 46a) larger than a diameter (64, 66) at a second end, said first end of first shaft engaging said first lug, said first end of said second shaft engaging said second lug, wherein said first shaft is configured to be positioned between said lugs, thereafter inserted through said first lug and thereafter into said first bearing, and wherein said second shaft is configured to be positioned between said lugs, thereafter inserted through said second lug and thereafter into said second bearing.