Housing mounted external bearing shield

A bearing assembly comprising:

• an inner bearing ring adapted to receive a shaft,
• an outer bearing ring,
• a plurality of rolling elements supported between the inner bearing ring and the outer bearing ring, the inner bearing ring defines an inner race on which the plurality of rolling elements run, and the outer bearing ring defines an outer race on which the plurality of rolling elements run,
• a seal extending radially between the inner bearing ring and the outer bearing ring,
• a housing including an opening in which the outer bearing ring is supported, the housing including at least one groove on a radially inner surface that extends from an axial end surface of the housing, and at least one corresponding radially outwardly extending slot arranged within the at least one groove, and
• a circumferential shield including a radially outer portion having at least one elastically deformable retention tab engaged within the at least one slot of the housing, a body of the shield arranged adjacent to the seal, and a radially inner portion of the body extending radially inwardly to a radially outer surface of the inner bearing ring.