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So in your case you think the upper o-rings were causing binding so it wouldn't properly seal or was it leaking from around the top nut?
It was still leaking out of the faucet mouth, but it wasn't the forward o-ring causing the problems..
In my case my handle moves with next to no resistance. They pretty much fall open. I know what you mean by the "pop" feel when closing. I get that right now. I also added keg lube to the forward o-rings of my faucet to get this though. It really appears in my case that the forward o-ring which I think by design should be floating, isn't. It is like it is squeezed a bit from the sides. I can see where over/under tightening the top nut could cause a position issue where the ball doesn't line up with the forward o-ring. It could also be a positioning issue with the forward o-ring.
Sounds like you do indeed have bad faucet(s). Bummer. Hope you get it figured out. I too was having to disconnect the liquid line from one of my faucets for awhile until I got it figured out. It's no fun....