help? clutch wont disengage

I went out last night to take some pics of the zbar I noticed that my bracket got bent from me pushing in the clutch so hard. you can see in the top two pics. so I guess that tells me I have to go back to the drawing board to get a better placement for the bellhousing pivot It must just be out of alignment enough that it is binding up the throwout bearing on the input shaft. I am thinking if I was just running out of stroke there wouldnt be enough force to bend the bracket. I will keep you posted.