Yes. Did you put the oil slinger on the crank before the timing cover?
It is preferred to use an installer to pull the damper onto the crank snout; some longer bolts with the right thread will work. Some guys use a rubber mallet but that gives me the willies.... that's gotta be hard on the thrust bearing.
Make sure the damper bolt has the original really thick washer under the bolt's head, and gets torqued to the 135 ft-lb spec; the clamping force from that high torque is what locks the damper to the crank and allows it transfer the crank vibrations to the damper to be damped.
