Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for assembling a rotor mounted on a shaft and a plurality of bearing support members, each of which includes bearings, within an encapsulated sleeve in precise axial alignment for use in a wet motor circulator. A curable adhesive is applied to a predetermined location on the interior surface of the sleeve determined by the prospective location of a bearing support member therein. The bearing support members are positioned on the shaft on each side of the rotor, and the rotor and bearing support members are fixed as a subassembly in a curing fixture adapted to maintain alignment of the rotor with each of the support members. A curable adhesive is applied to the other bearing support member and the subassembly is axially aligned relative to the sleeve on a common axis in an assembly fixture.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for assembling a rotor mounted on a shaft and a plurality of bearing support members, each of which includes bearings, within an encapsulated sleeve in precise axial alignment for use in a wet motor circulator. A curable adhesive is applied to a predetermined location on the interior surface of the sleeve determined by the prospective location of a bearing support member therein. The bearing support members are positioned on the shaft on each side of the rotor, and the rotor and bearing support members are fixed as a subassembly in a curing fixture adapted to maintain alignment of the rotor with each of the support members. A curable adhesive is applied to the other bearing support member and the subassembly is axially aligned relative to the sleeve on a common axis in an assembly fixture.