Device for sealing bearing bush of a universal joint

A device for sealing an annular gap between a cylindrically shaped inner wall of a laterally closed bearing bush and a cylindrically shaped outer face of a pin on a spider with the pin located within the bearing bush, a plurality of cylindrically shaped bearing members located within the annular gap between the inner wall of the bush and the outer face of said pin, said device arranged for axially supporting said bearing members, a seal located within the annular gap and spaced from said bearing members, an annular stop plate located in said annular gap between said seal and said bearing members, a support member located within said annular gap for supporting said seal with said seal contacting said inner wall of said bush and said outer face of said pin, wherein the improvement comprises that said support member is located on the opposite side of said stop plate from said bearing member and includes a cylindrical part located within said annular gap concentric to and spaced radially outwardly from said outer face of said pin and radially inwardly from said inner wall of said bearing bush, said cylindrical part having circumferentially spaced projections extending axially from an end of said cylindrical part closer to and toward said stop plate, said projections having end faces directed toward said stop plate, said stop plate being supported on said end faces of said projections, said seal comprises a separate sealing member mounted on said support member with said projections extending through said sealing member, said sealing member being in spaced relation to said stop plate, and said sealing member having a first sealing part located between said support member and said outer face of said pin and a second sealing part located between said support member and the inner wall of said bearing bush.