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leaking real bad, as in the gear lube was dripping out, the brand new replacement billet yoke I have also appears to have some clearance between the shaft and the seal itself once I install the yoke. I had expected that the seal would fit around the shaft with some amount of 'interference', meaning that it would tightly wrap around the shaft.




Sounds to me like you have an incorrect size seal, it should have a snug fit around the yoke shaft.