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What is the correct way to install the new seal?
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I don't know, but any method that will guarantee that the thin steel casing won't get distorted when it's driven into the hub recess is, as far as I'm concerned, 'correct'. I used a 1/8" thick, aprox. 3" diameter piece of steel that I had cut out for some previous project. Others have used a large socket, a piece of hardwood, etc.
No need for a press here, as the fit is not that tight and you want to control the entry into the recess precisely to avoid distortion. The best way is a nice, evenly distributed pressure around the circumference, so you're pushing the rim/edge, and not the flat part of the seal, in.