Patent ID: 8857061

Claim:
A method comprising: accessing a bearing kit comprising an internal flange, an external flange, a tapered sleeve and a bearing assembly, wherein the internal flange has a displacement pin extending axially outward from a surface of the internal flange by a pin dimension, the internal flange is axially secured to a bearing assembly, the external flange is mounted to the internal flange with a plurality of fasteners such that the external flange is spaced from the internal flange by the pin distance, the external flange has elongated holes configured to receive the plurality of fasteners, the external flange has an opening configured to receive the displacement pin; engaging the tapered sleeve with the external flange to position the tapered sleeve at an initial position relative to the bearing assembly and the shaft; placing the tapered sleeve over a shaft; rotating the external flange relative to the internal flange with the fasteners in the elongated holes such that the external flange opening aligns with the displacement pin; and engaging the plurality of fasteners between the external flange and the internal flange to move the internal flange toward the external flange and draw the bearing assembly over the sleeve such that the tapered sleeve is moved from the initial position to a final position of the sleeve relative to the bearing assembly and the shaft.