Thanks for your reply. I was thinking it probably could be done W/O all the special tools. I bought the seal from Ford for 18 bucks and was thinking of buying a 5 dollar one from Discount Auto Parts or AutoZone to "practice" with.
I bought my 97 EB 5.4 new and it now has 183K miles with no problems other than Oxegen Sensors. The warm climate (Florida) is much easier on vehicles and keeping up with the routine maintenance keeps 'em ticking.
Thanks again,