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The pressure plate can't rust onto the flywheel as it's not in contact.
There is a clutch plate between the flywheel and pressure plate, clutch plates don't often rust but have been known to.
I would say the throw out bearing carrier has rusted and jammed.
You have forced it and bent the clutch fork maybe.
Box has to come out!!
Cheers, the ferret.
Last edited by the ferret; 28th March 2012 at 10:54 PM.