A rubber seal wil have a better fit (and seal). They do have to seal liquid too btw, a liquid called water... And interesting, rubber can't rust.
I do know "some" things about gears, bearings, and seals, too bad only I can't source my stuff from any of my company's (ZF, yes those gearboxes) vendors... ;-)
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