Annular lubricant seal assembly

A seal assembly for providing a seal between a shaft extending through a bore formed in a housing and the housing, the seal assembly comprising:

• an inner case adapted to be mounted on the shaft, said inner case including an axially extending leg portion and a radially extending leg portion;
• an outer case adapted to be mounted on the housing within the bore and about said inner case, said outer case including first and second radially extending leg portions;
• a shield including an axially extending leg portion and a radially extending leg portion, said axially extending leg portion being engaged by said first and second radially extending leg portions of said outer case so as to secure said shield thereto;
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• a resilent seal member attached to said outer case at a first radial location relative to said inner case and disposed between said radially extending leg portion of said inner case and said radially extending leg portion of said shield, said seal member engaging both said axially extending leg portion of said inner case and said radially extending leg portion of said inner case at second and third radial locations, respectively, relative to said inner case to provide a seal between the shaft and the housing, said first radial location being radially outward from both said second and third radial locations.