dinged up bell-front seal.. RTV?

[chessman21]

yet another blunder, I managed to get the seal out but i gouged up the bellhouseing on the very outer edge were seal sets. I sanded it just alittle but that didnt help a hole lot,, would it be ok to put a thin coat of rtv under lip edge of seal and let it dry then install it?

 

[adsm08]

Yes, a light application of RTV can be used to fill minor imperfections in a mating surface to help it seal. That is kind of the hole purpose of the stuff.

 

[chessman21]

ok, thxs.