Alright so let me get you all up to speed, the belt and harmonic balancer are off, so is the old seal
i can not get the new seal to sit , i feel like its not enough room , do i remove that metal lip somehow ? seen below with the grooves



if not does this new seal from Land Rover just sit on and compress in there ? do i just whack it in?

it slides on fine , just doesn't slip in all the way

TIA

 

It is a press fit and shouldn't just slide in. I just did this recently and tapped it in with a rubber mallet gently until it sat flush with the cover

 

Actually that ring Did have to come out , it was part of my old seal lol


yes it was a press fit, went right on with a bit of force,
trucks all back together



no leaks, just came back from a car wash

 

Did you check the crank pulley seal surface for scoring? Depending on mileage you made need to speey-sleeve it.

 

yes i did, seemed real smooth, i only used my fingers to take the told seal out so no tool damage, needless to say the trucks together and has been running around doing errands since, no leaks so far

 

Can I ask how you diagnosed the leak to the CS seal? I have a leak slinging oil everywhere. A quart every 1800 miles or so. I get 5 or 6 1" spots on the driveway every night, mostly on the driver's side area under the steering box. I just can't seem to track down the source.

 

Pressure wash until the oily surfaces are not oily. Drive rig as normal. Monitor area for leaks.