The various front seals that I have done were similar to what you are talking about Austin.
However, the rear mainseal on my 1991 was not going to come out no matter what. I ended up drilling two holes in it, threading some bicycle brake cable through the holes, and using a 4' bar as a lever to pull straight back. It took a fantastic amount of force to pop it out.....no that's not how the crankshaft was broken lol.
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