Help with 340 timing cover oil seal please

gerahead said
For sure, I was in the process of taking some and uploading them. This is the cover style that my engine has. The flat surface of the seal will need to bottom in this position.View attachment 1716425071

These are pix of the seal that I took out. It has a nice, flat surface to drive it into position.

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These are pix of the new seal. This one looks to be intended to be driven in from the outside. To keep the "wings" of the seal in the correct orientation, I would have to drive the seal from the thin edge, with no surface that can absorb the force of the installation. I don't see how I could do that without destroying the body of the seal?

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Yeah, ok. You're just gonna have to get something and put between the seal and outer shell to drive on the inside of the front face. I use a small, flat faced brass punch. The block of wood is also another good idea and you can use that directly on the outer shell. Don't forget to put a thin coat of RTV around the outside of the shell. The red coating IS a sealer, but they always sit on the shelf and sealant dries completely out and is worthless.