Axle roller bearing seal shroud

A bearing assembly comprising:

• a bearing cup having two outer ends,
• a pair of radially outer raceways formed one adjacent each outer end of the bearing cup,
• a pair of bearing cones forming a pair of radially inner raceways and having outwardly directed ends adjacent the outer ends of the bearing cup,
• two rows of tapered roller bearings, each row received between one radially inner raceway and one radially outer raceway,
• a center spacer positioned between the bearing cones to maintain the bearing cones in spaced relation relative to one another,
• the bearing cup having a cylindrical counterbore at each outer end radially outboard of the raceways,
• first and second wear rings rotatable relative to the bearing cup about an axis, wherein the first wear ring has a first axially inwardly directed end in engagement with the outwardly directed end of one of the bearing cones and the second wear ring has a first axially inwardly directed end in engagement with the outwardly directed end of the other bearing cone,
• first and second seals, wherein the first seal has a first end fitted into one of the bearing cup cylindrical counterbores and the second seal has a first end fitted into the other of the bearing cup cylindrical counterbores,
• the first seal having a second end including a resilient element to form a seal with the first wear ring and the second seal having a second end including a resilient element to form a seal with the second wear ring,
• an annular backing ring,
• a second end of the first wear ring received in a cylindrical counterbore in an end of the annular backing ring,
• a gap between the bearing cup and the annular backing ring having a predetermined axial distance thereacross,
• a circular shroud located radially outward from and adjacent to the first seal,
• an elongate, flexible strap of the circular shroud having opposite ends and a width along the axis that is at least equal to the axial distance of the gap between the bearing cup and the annular backing ring to resist ingress of abrasives between the first seal and the annular backing ring, and
• a receiver of the circular shroud at one of the ends of the flexible strap configured to receive the other end of the flexible strap.