Lost 3/4 of clutch peddle

I would jack the car up get under there and look everything over.

No you will not have to remove the transmission.

Jacked up the car and noticed that the fork was only seated on one side of the two tabs that push in on the bearing. I took it all apart and for the life of me I can't get the flat pivot spring to slip far enough though the hole to make the fork contact with the two ears where it should be seated. What am I doing wrong?