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 mounted in spaced relation to one another on said valve closing member , said lugs defining respective apertures aligned with said axis of rotation ; first and second shafts 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 mounted on said valve housing diametrically opposite to one another, said first and second bearings respectively defining first and second passages through said valve housing , said first and second passages 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 has a diameter at a first end larger than a diameter 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 mounted in spaced relation to one another on said valve closing member , said lugs defining respective apertures aligned with said axis of rotation ; first and second shafts 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 mounted on said valve housing diametrically opposite to one another, said first and second bearings respectively defining first and second passages through said valve housing , said first and second passages 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 has a diameter at a first end larger than a diameter 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 . <EOS>