Oh great! Another thing to look forward to! Sounds like they need to be exercised in order to keep the seals from drying out.
I'm sure the seals are only lovingly manufactured from the finest leather and natural cork.
They haven't been blessed by a Shinto priest, I bet. I participated in a blessing of the cassette decks in L.A. back in the day of HiFi nirvana. That didn't work, either. Damn things still died with regular precision...
