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The spring holds the filter against a tapered mating surface, granted it's metal to metal, but if clean should seal just fine. If the filter begins to clog up, then the fuel pressure acting on it it will help seal it further.
The surfaces must be clean to begin with for it all to work, of...
The drawings don't show the openings around the center post clearly. The fuel exits around the center not thru it. This image shows the end of the filter. The post or rod is solid.
Another picture, which shows the fuel flow. Think about it, place washers and gaskets so that the fuel flows only thru the filter element to the center.
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