Any tips for installing LA timing cover seal?

For any others that have this issue...

You have to hit it HARD.
It will also cant/clock crooked sometimes...so hit it on the high side.
Crude, yes..because it's not under direct oil pressure...and dont forget to put the dampener on to align the cover just before you snug/torque it down tight or the seal will leak and or wear a groove into the dampener over years as it heat cycles and hardens.