Last week I was very frustrated with my aftermarket timing cover, because the front seal had a tear in it and it was a flanged seal with a lip that gets pressed in the cover from the inside, whereby the lip catches the edge of the cover to stay in place. Since it is not a stock seal, I couldn't get a replacement for it. So I called summit and ordered a new Summit brand timing chain cover, which arived Monday. It is identical to the Dorman one I had previously purchased, but came with a stock seal with no lip/flange. Now I fell pretty stupid, finding out you can use a stock seal. I figured you needed something to keep the seal from working its way out the front of the crankshaft hole in the timing cover. My stock old cover looked like it had an indentation where the seal seated itself.
So with this new knowledge I might as well use the Dorman cover with a stock seal(and send the Summit one back-pricey). When putting in the seal, which way do yo place it in the cover. The seal has a rolled lip on one side and just a thin metal edge on the other. Next, what is the bestway to pound it in there(and how far)? Is there a special tool for this? Sorry for all the questions I figured it must be simple since no instructions come with these parts.