i bought a new one, came with a sleeve, again..the wrong size. the Pioneer HB 4155 i order from amazon for 5 bucks fit mint. I checked the seal out, everythign looked good. I seriously doubt anythign happened to it running on the worn groove for 10 minutes. Just not enough clamping force and oil was getting past it. And worst case, if it DOES leak, I can pull the crank damper off in less than 10 minutes, rad out and all. So im not too concerned. Funy, the new seal came in a timken box, but the seal was a national.
So i go to put my new reverse light pig tail onto the trans..and the red plastic housing on the trans disintegrates. Well...back to a manual switch we go. Sigh.
At least I have 8 of them to use! Being they light up when they are on I dont think I will forget to turn them off once I am done reversing.