Well, the new gasket is on and the AC sits a good 1/4" higher than it did before. The old gasket was VERY compressed, probably more than it should have been, it was barely 1/4" thick in places. One of the "drains" was actually starting to rub through the roof
The white part is gone in a very small spot and the black is showing through. Not sure why it had been tightened so much, It looks much better now and it's centered. I am fairly certain it was leaking because it had been over tightened. The new gasket is also more "dense" than the old one, it did take a bit to get it compressed to the tabs, but its very even all the way around now. Along with using the tabs, I also took measurements at all 4 corners between the AC base and the mounting plate, they are all equal. I also replaced all the pads on the rear half of the AC, the ones that were on it were all but flat.
Pics of the old gasket
I did actually do this by myself, there really isn't much room up there for two people and it really isn't all that heavy. I did have my son help guide it into place from inside, that was very helpful.
I dumped some water out of a bucket around it, so far so good. Tomorrow I am planning to wash the roof, that should be a good test.
Thanks again exjay1 for taking all the pics, they are very helpful.
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