I may put mine in a press before final assembly although it looked pretty good to begin with. Wouldn't hurt to chuck it in the lathe so I can put an indicator on it and know how bad it really is. It still irritates me that the seal retainer wasn't made to cover the whole face of the gear box and serve as a true thrust washer instead of only holding on one side. One thing I noticed is that it appears the shaft has been chromed, I didn't try a file to check for hardness but it looks to have been.
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