I've got the motor out in the open, oil pan off, flywheel off, looking right at the seal. My question, should I pull the rear bearing cap to get the seal out, or should I carefully pry it out? I am not doing anything with the bearings, and don't want to cause any problems with them either. I've also never done bearings before, so I don't want to bite off more than I can chew.

The factory manual I've got does not cover just main seal replacement without tearing the entire motor down. Right now I'm leaning towards a careful prying, but if I can loosen that bearing cap without worry it would probably come out quicker.

The front seal is pretty cut and dry, but this back one I wanted to get some opinions before I jump into it.