A METHOD OF PREPARING A LIP-TYPE SHAFT SEAL FOR, A METHOD OF INSTALLING A LIP-TYPE SHAFT SEAL ON A SHAFT OF AN UNDERWATER APPLICATION AND A LIP-TYPE SHAFT SEAL THEREFOR

摘要

The present invention relates to a method of preparing a lip-type shaft seal for, a method of installing a lip-type shaft seal on a shaft of an underwater application, and a lip-type shaft seal therefor. Exemplary embodiments, can be especially advantageous as they can provide a lip-type shaft seal with a point of noncontinuity having such form-locking elements that the actual installation of the seal around the shaft under water may be performed by using the form-locking elements without the use of a habitat.