41 Plymouth Hot Rod Build

I am not removing the pan again. It is a major operation. In this car.i may not have put the balancer in place before tightening the timing,cover. There are no grooves, it is a new balancer. I don't see that I have anything to,loose by loosening 8 bolts and seeing if the cover will move,into place. Btw, the bottom of the timing cover is flush with the block as best I can tell by eyeballing it and feeling it with my,finger. Thanks.