Pump or motor mounting flange

A pump/motor and flange for mounting the pump/motor at a mounting location, comprising:

• a pump/motor comprising:
• a housing defining a connection end and a free end and defining a cavity containing operable components of the pump/motor, the housing having a longitudinal centerline and including a drive-level bore and an idler-level bore, wherein:
• each of the drive-level bore and the idler-level bore:
• are adapted to receive a fastener;
• are equally spaced, in opposite directions, away from the longitudinal centerline;
• and
• extend parallel to the longitudinal centerline, and
• the drive-level bore is spaced apart from the idler-level bore by a pump/motor gauge distance;
• and
• a drive shaft extending from within the cavity out of the connection end of the housing, the drive shaft having a longitudinal or Z-axis parallel to the longitudinal centerline of the housing and being offset from the longitudinal centerline by an offset distance measured in a direction extending toward the drive-level bore and parallel to a Y-axis that is perpendicular to the Z-axis;
• and
• a flange having a mounting surface and a pump/motor surface and comprising a drive shaft opening configured to receive the drive shaft, a first mounting hole for securing the flange to the mounting location, the first mounting hole being spaced downward from the drive shaft opening by a first distance parallel to the Y-axis and equal to ½ the pump gauge distance plus the offset distance and a second mounting hole for securing the flange to the mounting location, the second mounting hole being spaced upward from the drive shaft opening by a second distance equal to the first distance.