help me with my clutch!!!!! release arm is whack!!!!

[87 Honda Prelude]

i am changing my old clutch out in my a20a3 engine......the release arm was hard with the worn-out clutch, but when we put in the new clutch, the release arm was really easy to move up.....now that we have spent 4 days straight putting the car back together, the car will not go into gear at ALL. i push in the loose clutch and it won't allow it to go into gear. YES, we tighten the clutch cable as far as we can....so we know it has to do with the release arm, but we don't know what we did wrong.... we are trying to find out the problem, but please give me imput if you have any idea what the problem might be......thanks
Jeremy