Pedal rod to Z bar question.

Yes I believe this is the issue. I don't have the resources to properly evaluate but without the pressure bolted up with disc the Bearing barely touches the fingers. My disk is about 5/16" thick about half of that is recessed in pressure plate. I can see that the wear pattern on bearing face shows fingers are riding out on about 1/8" of outer surface of the bearing so it IMO make it easy to slip off one finger if you are correct . If the fingers were down a little more they would ride closer to the center of the bearing .Some day when I unpack my spare flywheel I will bolt it together and check things out more closely but right now I'm moving forward with the new clutch package that's out for delivery today. Thanks everybody for your input . Love this site !