I am not sure about polaroid 600 se, haven't used one. But as you know, the first thing you pull is just a paper darkslide, and you do have to pull it quite hard. If it is breaking then it must be hung up on something or the pack must be incorrectly seated. After pulling it out, if you've loaded the pack correctly (not backwards!), then a smaller white tab will appear, starting at 1. So it sounds to me like the pack isn't seated properly. Have you used this camera before? Does it have any history of modification or repair?
There is one thing to watch out for, when you put the pack in you have to be sure that the paper tabs aren't folded under. I have had that issue. But if you got it to work before in other backs....