Norton7d
XS650 Junkie
Did your undersized seals fit snuggly inside your forks?The 35-1042 does indicate a seal 34 x 46 x 10.5 per AB. So the next potential issue, given your symptoms is OD to lower tube ID. You may have a 48 ID @ the seal landing requiring seal 35 x 48 x 11 (AB 55-108). Sounds impossible, but that's what I found on the CB750K1