🔍 Key Concepts

• how leakage from a packing gland behaves on a rotating shaft • which component is specifically designed to throw or redirect water away from nearby parts • difference between parts that protect the shaft itself vs parts that protect adjacent housings/bearings

💭 Think About

• Which of these choices is designed to physically move or deflect water away from something else when the shaft rotates? • Which component’s main purpose is to guard the bearing housing from stray liquid, rather than to seal around the shaft or distribute sealing water inside the packing? • Think about pump drawings you’ve seen: where would a ring inside the stuffing box go, and where would any deflector or flinger be mounted relative to the bearing housing?

✅ Before You Answer

• Be clear on the function of a shaft sleeve (what does it actually protect?). • Recall what a lantern ring does inside a stuffing box (what fluid goes through it and why?). • Identify which option is specifically meant to deflect water away from bearings/housings, not just seal or line the shaft.