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Some more of the story of the 0.5mm has surfaced and apparently it is because the new seal runs the lip at a different spot unless installed as said.
I have been using a seal that is 80mm x 50mm x 8mm "Viton" where the OEM is 10mm. I remember checking where the lip runs in relation to the OEM and it was about 1mm different but whether it was in or out (more likely out) I don't recall so all I do is make it flush and that has worked well for me. The 8mm seal works out about $12 cheaper than Motobins.
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