Oil Pan Gasket HELP! 4.0L SOHC

[hilltopfarm]

Very frustrated! Please help!!

So i'm trying to get my oil pan gasket put on. This is the upper oil pan, cast aluminum. My truck is a 03' 4.0L SOHC. I ran into these two little tabs that stick down on the rear output shaft side of the gasket. Wondering what to do with these tabs. I'm getting very frustrated, because I wanted to drop the engine in my truck today and this is all that is holding me up. I don't want to get it installed only to find that I have an oil leak on the oil pan, and have to pull it again. Both the shop manual and the Chiltons that I have do not mention these. The pictures of my problem are below... Thanks for any help!!

 

[Rjtrapp]

I had these same tabs on my 5.0L one piece pan gasket, I trimmed them down so they fit snugly in the slots on the main cap and I used silicone on both sides of it to ensure it won't leak for the same reason. I don't want to have to pull it back out because it leaks. Get some good oil resistant silicone and put on there.

 

[hilltopfarm]

Yep that's exactly what I did. Will hopefully start it all up on Saturday.