Thank you for the clarification.
As I see it, you are not making any mistakes in your approach plus you’ve already accomplished this task previously.
The only variables here seem to be the gasket or the glass; I’m doubtful the glass is the problem.
At this point I would probably throw in the towel and order new gaskets from a vendor.
That’s all I’ve got.
Larry
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