In an assembly with two concentric shafts, the internal shaft projecting
beyond the external shaft, a seal support sleeve placed between the
shafts has a conical shape and bears on a spacer mounted on the external
shaft between an assembly nut of the forward end of the external shaft
and a bearing, so that the nut is accessible to be unscrewed through the
space between the two shafts, thus enabling the external shaft to be
disassembled. The invention may be applicable to front bearings of gas
turbine high pressure shafts and makes it possible to disassemble the
high pressure body from the rear, without needing to disassemble
equipment, such as a fan on the front of the machine, or hindering the
installation of a gear.