Ok, so if they became separated wouldn't water still be drawn in by the pump and just leak out the front of the drive housing? The impeller didn't seem to be drawing any water in at all.
Do you mean how flexible they are? They seem pretty flexible and there are no cracks in the rubber or anything. To me (untrained eye) it seems to be in good shape
The face seal was totally gone too. Bought the kit and installed new impeller, housing, gaskets, face seal, o-rings and oil seal carrier. Going away for the weekend, but I'll report back as soon as I can! Thanks for the help.
