Lost 3/4 of clutch peddle

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?

You probably not doing anything wrong... it's a royal ***** to get the thing in there and properly seated. If you have a aftermarket scattershield it is even worse than that. When I had the motor and transmission out and was putting everything together I zip tied the clutch fork back so that sucker would not slip off until I had the rods on installed to keep pressure on it ... then cut the zip tie.