Patent ID: 8112887

Claim:
A method of installing a seal having an outer diameter surface and an inner sealing lip, comprising: inserting a sleeve member into said seal, said sleeve member having a cylindrical body and a radially extending flange extending from said cylindrical body such that said cylindrical body is received inside of said inner sealing lip and said radially extending flange abuts against an end of said seal; attaching an annular collar to said sleeve member and said seal wherein said collar is pressed onto said outer diameter surface of said seal for retaining said sleeve member to said seal; assembling the seal in a housing including aligning the seal with a bore in a housing and pressing the sleeve toward said bore while said collar mates with said housing and continuing to press the sleeve such that said sleeve and said seal move axially relative to said collar until said seal is pressed to its desired axial position within said bore; and inserting a shaft into said seal by pressing said shaft against said sleeve until the sleeve moves relative to seal and presses against said collar and the sleeve and collar are pressed out of engagement with said seal and said housing, respectively.