Things were going nicely until I got to the point where I exposed the seal and could see what was going on. Its clear that the shaft is not centered. It compresses the seal more on the bottom than the top, hence the leak. I was pretty careful when I put the rockers back on, so I'm not sure what the deal is, but hopefully you can set me straight.

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