100% agree. Just sent several pic's to a tech at CF, his thoughts are this pressure plate was hosed from the get go or became so after install. he said in his opinion and experience two of the 3 lifting arms were not lifting or sitting down at the same as the third which correlates to the hot spots on the PP.
Parts just arrived so off to work I go May not know much until the linkage parts arrive from Brewer's which likely won't be until next week.
Will keep all updated