The pressure plate has 3 bolt holes which are accessible thru the holes in the back of the cover. I would get a replacement pressure plate before trying to remove yours to see exactly where the bolts go & what size they'll be.
You tighten these 3 bolts into the back of the pressure plate to collapse it in to make it thinner which will make removal possible.
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