"I really compress it with a 1" deep well 1/2" drive socket."
Same deal here, but have only installed about a dozen of them with zero issues anyplace.
I spend considerable time packing them into the groove with chrome deep well socket. I cut the seal with the spacer and knife provided, apply a small amount of lube to the crank sealing surface, some RTV from the edge of the seal to the outside of the cap, and install the cap.
At first most of them turn sort a hard, but free up quickly. Very little if any noticable drag by the time you've rolled them thru a half dozen times or so.
If you had a lot of drag, it was simply too tight and burned it up......Cliff
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