once you tightened up the bolts to the slave cylinder, is the push rod and fork moving correctly? you may have allowed air to get into the system and it will need to be bled. you should 1st determine if the disk is in correctly... if you try to start it in gear it should lurch forward. if it doesnt then your disk is most likely in backwards...

 

Your clutch pedal could be coming back up because the slave cylinder has a spring return built in to it or your release fork has a return spring.If your clutch pedal worked correctly before to engage/disengage then that assembly is probably fine unless it got damaged in the process.Heres a pic of a '95 clutch assembly breakdown.#14 is back of engine,#2 is flywheel,#11 is clutch cover,#15 is clutch disc,#4 is release fork and #5 is pivot. You should be able to tell correct clutch disc orientation by picture,also make sure pivot is tight and release fork is on the pivot.


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Well when we pushed the truck out of the garage last night we was goin to pull start it to get it running. But I tried to put it in gear and push the clutch down to start it(just to try it) and when I pushed the clutch down to start it, it started to lunge foward. So it has to be something with the whole clutch assembly. Either the release forks aren't pushin the throw-out bearing foward(if it is off the pivot), the clutch clyinder isn't pushing into the release forks, or the fluid isn't gettin into the clyinder(like there is air in it.)

 

Some guys at dodgetruckorg have had success bleeding the hydraulic clutch assembly in the following manner---To bleed itisconnect the quick coupling for the slave cylinder and fill the slave cylinder full with the piston expanded all the way out. Attach it to the line,and while holding the slave cylinder vertical (the line will flex enough) pump the piston back and forth so the bubbles float upward. It helps to have another person watching the fluid resivoir for bubbles. When the bubbles stop, you're done.

You may want to try that, they also have this listed---Clutch slave cylinder replacement part #'s:

Dodge sells the master cyl/line/slave cyl as an expensive assembly.
NAPA United 360051 slave cylinder fits 1994-2001 5speed and 6 speed.
Some have reported that the NAPA part number is NCLCA61

1998 - 1999 Ram2500 with Cummins and 5-speed takes NAPA part #360085
Some have reported that the NAPA part number is NCLCA85
You can use the larger 360051 in 1998-2002 5 and 6 speeds, but you may have to ream the hydraulic fitting a little to get the 1/4" line to fit. The NAPA 360051 part is made by the same company as the Dodge one, but it's a much heavier duty piece with a larger cylinder for easier pedal effort!

The line is retained by a single rolled pin even though there are two holes are in the slave cylinder. The pin engages a shoulder on the line, and can be pushed out and reused.

I am not sure about any of the above as I have had no experience with the dodge clutch setup but maybe it will help you.Also,the new tranny was the same make and model # of the original one-right?

 

Could someone tell me why the pedal would come back up? Is there a spring that makes the pedal itself come back up or is there pressure that makes it come back up? These things I don't know that is why I have asked because I have had this truck for 14 months and got my license in March of 05. My buddy told me about this site and said that someone could help me. But I'd like to know why the pedal comes back up.