Patent ID: 8128062

Claim:
A valve comprising: a spool movable within a valve body; a shaft associated with the spool and extending out of the valve body; an adapter having a through hole for receiving the shaft; a shaft seal for sealing against the shaft, wherein the shaft seal is adapted for transverse movement during assembly of the valve for aligning to the shaft at an alignment position and then is held in such alignment position after assembly of the valve; and a seal carrier for supporting the shaft seal, the seal carrier being transversely movable relative to the valve body within a space having a transverse dimension greater than an outer transverse dimension of the seal carrier to allow for such transverse movement of the seal carrier during assembly of the valve and becoming fixed relative to the valve body upon completion of assembly; wherein the seal carrier has a first recess for retaining the shaft seal, and a carrier seal in a second recess is located radially outwardly of the shaft seal for sealing to the adapter.