Have you adjusted the free-play until the pedal is hard at the top yet? Then back it off till you have about one inch of free-play at the top. After you do that then check your plate departure and install a positive stop so you don't put the fingers into the springs on the disc.
If you can't adjust it to zero free-play then something is wrong with your linkage or you need to adjust your spacing on the release bearing
Gus