my question is should the pressure plate sit flat against the flywheel when the clutch plate is installed and the bolts are snugged down?
when i bolt it together, there is about a 1/8" space between the pressure plate bolt flanges and the flywheel.
any ideas or is this normal?
"bolts snugged down", do you mean just a tad more than finger tight, or tightened down to the proper torque? If "snugged down" means just a bit more than finger tight, yes, that is normal. As you tighten them down to the proper torque, it collapses the springs on the pressure plate and squeezes the clutch disk tight. The pressure plate should fit tight against the flywheel when the bolts are tightened to the proper torque.
