Passed on by Garret who found this on dsm site:

"Pull the rubber cover thing up under the linkage. From there you will be able to see the top of the seal. Using a thin flathead screwdriver or the like pry it up as high as you can. Clean it up real good and glob a bunch of red rtv on and around the seal. Push the seal back down, push the boot down and let it dry for a few hours. Problem solved. "

This is my option 1.