Is there a pump fitting adapter to stop this inlet leak?

Just to update the team, I ripped up the wires from yesterday, my first 220v wiring job, and started over today:
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I found that this irrigation tubing cutter does a nice job on the electrical conduit:
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And, I learned how to remove the old multi-piece waterproof fittings from the old conduit:
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I realized it's easier to first get the conduit all settled, and then do the wiring:
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I cut off the old connectors at the motor end, and put new crimp connectors on:
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And I made sure to leave at least six extra inches of wire in the junction box:
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Since it's outside, I added di-electric grease to all the connections:
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And, when I compared the old and new wire, I belatedly realized the old wire was smaller than the 10AWG that I bought:
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I wasn't sure if we're supposed to use di-electric grease under the wire nuts:
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And then, just before buttoning it up, I tilted the wire nuts upward, and high:
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Here's a birds-eye view of the result, just before putting the waterproof cover on:
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I wasn't sure if I needed to raise the box off the ground, so I will attach it with bolts later:
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And, here's the view all done - ready for the smoke test tomorrow (as I finished well after dark):
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Right now, I have to pack for camping, but, the good news is that it's all buttoned up, and, well, the *original* leaks are wholly fixed!
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None of my plumbing work is leaking, except a drip at the inlet to the filter (even though I lubed and tightened it as much as I could by hand):
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And a few drips on the filter itself (even though I was judicious about tightening evenly like we do lug nuts on a car):
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However, the pump itself has now developed a leak even though I lubed the big o-ring:
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And, I lubed the little o-ring on the impeller:
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The key problem is that there are new leaks, at the interface between the pool pump and the motor.
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I think there is a "seal" there that I've never replaced. Maybe I damaged it. Dunno - but *both* motors are leaking from that location!
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Unfortunately, I have the "band" tightened as far as it will go by hand:
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I have to fix today whatever it is that is leaking.
Do you have any suggestions? DIYs?
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EDIT: I found this DIY for the Sta-Rite Max-e-Glas II pump {mine has an AO Smith QC1102 1.0x1.65SF 1.65 HP motor}:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xGIdsnKy5M (pump shaft seal but they skip steps like removing the stationary switch & capacitor)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUbunmRvleU (diffuser)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SljOJRwwXKY (stationary switch & capacitor)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeLxvBpoaUo (impeller & seal housing)
http://youtu.be/1zvJY00fRfI (motor through bolts)
http://youtu.be/wp77405NwzY (re-install motor through bolts)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PISr94nnGP0 (removing 6203 motor bearings)
 
I should report back that all the new plumbing solved all but one of the existing plumbing leaks:
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Since the mineral exchange thing was leaking, I ended up cutting it out.
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I had to replace the pump seals - here I'm pushing out half the pump seal with my handy dandy pump seal removal tool:
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Videos on the web at http://wetheadpumprepair.com said to use silicone seal but US Seal says to use their lubricant and not to use silicone or teflon:
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Sta-Rite says in the owners manual to use dish detergent:
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Following instructions at http://wetheadpumprepair.com, I accidentally didn't tuck the yellow capacitor wire away so it wore through in a day:
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Here you see the wire repair:
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It turns out that the wetheadpumprepair.com instructions are wrong when they say to remove the stationary V switch:
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And, they're wrong when they say you need to loosen the capacitor bracket:
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My 7/16" inch Craftsman wrench fit on the flat spot of the shaft without having to remove those two components:
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All the leaks but one have now been fixed but I haven't painted the white replacement pipe black yet:
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Now the only leak is at the proprietary Sta-Rite unions and the filter itself:
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The top (INLET) leaking proprietary Sta-Rite fitting is molded with the following:
UIII 192P THREAD-SLIP UIII 196P-SLIP-THREAD, 2" UNION ASSEMBLIES
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The bottom (OUTLET) fitting says:
UIII 192P THREAD-THREAD UIII 193P SLIP-SLIP, 2" UNION ASSEMBLIES
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Some of the filter clamps seems to be missing circlips - which I can't find in any hardware store:
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Unfortunately, the circlips don't have a part number and the Sta-Rite unions are not on this diagram from the owners manual:
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So, the summary is that only the filter is leaking - and I'm held up because I don't know the part number for the o-ring for the proprietary Sta-Rite fittings and I can't find the circlip for the Sta-Rite filter clamp.

EDIT: Calling Pentair, I find the following part numbers:
For the leaking inlet union:
a) Order the Pentair union 1/2 kit -- part # PKG 188 -- each package has (2) each of the union 1/2 collar, adapter & oring

For the leaking filter housing clamp:
b) Order the
Flat washer 38907-0216
Flat washer 24850-0007
Retaining ring 24850-0016
Part # for the o-ring is 24850-0009 (thickness is .575" + or - .015" (30 durometer) with a nominal inner diameter of 25 inches)
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Pkg. 188 2" Slip 1/2 Union Kit or Pkg. 189 2" NPT 1/2 Union Kit.
Includes 2 each:
a. U11-200P Union Collar
b. U9-362 O-Ring
c. U11-196P 2" Slip adapter or U11-199P 2" NPT adapter.
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