The release bearing should not "ride" against the fingers. Should be just a little free play before the bearing actually applies pressure to the fingers. If it is necessary to adjust it down against the fingers, something is wrong. The life of the release bearing will be drastically reduced, the clutch may slip under load.
You didn't mention replacing the pressure plate. That is usually where the problem is. When tightening the pressure plate bolts, they need to be evenly pulled down working an x pattern across the pp, otherwise the entire assembly can be warped.
As others said, it is possible to install the disc backward, but that results in the offset side of clutch hub rubbing against the flywheel bolts, which will cause the clutch to not release at all or make a terrible noise if it does release.
Other causes are the spline inside the disc is tight on the input shaft, or was damaged during the engine install. Also it is easy to bend the disc trying to get the engine splined back in, or damage the pilot bearing, especially if the engine is forced back in using the bolts. Hopefully you used an alignment tool. Trying to do a single disc without one is difficult, a dual disc is impossible!
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