A few clutch questions

They should fall out the throw out bearing pulls out towards the transmission are you sure the clutch discs are installed right and not backwards?

 

Are you shure the forks are in front of throwout bearing? If they are then one of the plates is in wrong. But yes you can pray on bearing to remove vlocks it willnot hurt. Ill be suprized if you can pry them out if what you say is happening

 

The torque is 55 LBS, I always replace the lock washers, and start at the bottom when tightening it up that centers the assembly.
If you press on the clutch and it will not move the forks then it sounds to me like you have jammed the fork in the preasure plate.
If the blocks did not fall out then the clutch was bolted n and the flywheel was ground then the preasure plate was not originally adjusted properly.
If the fork is in the preasure plate, you will not be able to turn the engine BY HAND, I do it threw the housing lower plug with a screw driver.
What ever you find it has to come out to fix.
The clutch brake is made to run in grease Period.

 

had one of those DUH!! moments didn't ya!