Rear main seal and a tube of toothpaste?

On the rear main seal 1/2 going into the cap....how much of the tabs do i trim back?
I've taken a bit off each end. Wondering if u have to trim back to where the end of small screwdriver is pointing? See the profile pic...will that compress completely?
Thanks!

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