Home › Forums › Stay Dirty Lounge › Service and Repair Questions Answered Here › Permatex on replacement seals? › Re: Permatex on replacement seals? September 16, 2012 at 9:41 am #464615 outdoorsman310Participant i feel like it isn’t necessary. only changed one seal and the new seal had paint stuff on the outside but the old seal was plain metal. i think spring tension holds it in place and should seal it unless there is damage to the mating surface.