Hey Mike!
I am hoping that's what happened. And I didn't mean to imply that it blew the whole seal out - just blew fluid past the seal. (I just edited my post for clarity.) I can't see the condition of the seal because the metal "slinger" is covering it. Can't wait to get it home and check it out!
This is the one time that I actually *hope* mud dobbers have clogged a hose, since that wouldn't be too hard to fix. 
