Replaced with Timken seal on Toyota and didn’t expect to see metal covering on it. Visually looked the same dimensions compared to original seal. Covered it light grease and would not go in easily even with large socket around seal, would just go crooked. Eventually got it in straight but ended up lightly denting while tapping in.
I would absolutely run it myself.
Depends on cost and availability to me, if it was under 25 and in stock locally I’d possibly get another and call it a practice run, more than that or order in it’ll be fine, better than the old one anyway
I damaged a USED crank seal just like it. Turns out the replacement I had ordered didn’t fit, so I had to put the damaged used one back on.
Never leaked in the 30k miles I had it, doubt it leaks now
It would bug me if I left it like this, the problem was, I bet, that you did not use a short extension on the socket, its very difficult to hit a socket squarely if you don’t use an extension.