i installed my motor and it had a knocking sound that would rise with rpm. it sounded like it was coming from the head, but i couldn't pinpoint it. also it had a small oil leak down by the pan. i decided to pull the motor back out and tear it down again to see what was going on, and to fix the leak. i got the motor out, and while i was pulling off the clutch, i noticed that about half of the fingers on the pressure plat were slightly bent inward and had a small groove on them. i looked down at the t/o bearing and it looks just fine. i used an alignment tool when putting it on. i never did listen for the noise with the clutch pedal depressed, but i probably should have. anyone got any ideas of wheather or not this could be the problem, or what i did wrong on the clutch install? i've installed many, many clutches in the past with zero issues

 

This might sound stupid, but on your car how do you tell if the disc is facing the proper direction? -Bob

 

it would cause it to chatter and ware alot faster if facing the wrong way.check the spacer between the block and transmission,alot of times those bend in reinstalling the tranny and rub against the flywheel.