[jhein]

Originally Posted by Dragncar

The seal does not ride on the crank. The balancer is the contact point.
Many of the factory balancers ended up with a pressed on sleeve where the seal rubbed. When I sent my old factory balancer to Whitmore so he could degree mark it is came back with one of those sleeves.

Thanks, I did not know that. What's even stranger is that when I talked to a machinist/engine builder (not the guy who built my stroker) about the leak, he's the one who mentioned the possibility of a worn crank snout, and I'm sure he wasn't talking about the balancer. I guess it's a good thing I didn't use him.