update on clutch:

took it off and checked it. looks just like it did when I put it on, lol...

-another note: when I turned the car on after all of this initially, whenever I pushed the clutch in and out, you know how u hear the engine sound a liiiiittle different. like u can hear a small chatter (not a bad chatter, just more parts moving) when ur not pressing on the clutch...well it all sounded the same. my car is not brand new so it shouldn't sound so quiet, lol. with the clutch in or out, all I heard was plain engine running.