Santa, Dood i have had the exact same thing happen to me, And i'm sure plenty of others have too, using the nylon carrier thrust bearing. It happens because the thrust bearing is spinning constantly, which heats up the nylon to melting point and does even more damage when you push the clutch pedal (because you don't realise it's happening until you push the pedal). Once it's all back together, get a sturdy spring about, 150mm long(i think the one i used is out of a car seat) hook one end into the hole, in the clutch fork, where the cluch cable goes through and hold the spring up, facing aft(toward the back of the car). Drill a small hole in your floor about 10-15 mm further aft than the spring end is. It's easier to now remove the spring and hook it into the floor first then the fork second. This will now pull the thrust bearing away from the fingers on the pressure plate. You may need to do some adjusting here and there with the clutch cable and spring ends but you'll get it.
Sorry i can't take any photo's for you right now coz i'm at work, on the ship. I'll be home in a month so if you cant't find a suitable spring i'm sure i have another one there
I hope this helps and Good luck,
Cheers, Richo