NON MOPAR: clutch is not disengaging

Not sure about '95, but check for a clutch adjustment first. Did a slave and master on a customer's '98 and I ran it on the lift, knowing it was going to need an adjustment. Did the same thing you're describing.

In the '98 it had two adjustments on the pedal. One of the pedal itself, one on the floor that I had to pull back the carpet to get to. Even eliminated a reserve grind from previous work when some replaced the clutch. Customer was happy.

Like I said, not sure about '95 vs the '98, but I'd hate to see you pull a trans if all it was is just a couple of adjustments.

Great point, you should definitely check to see if there is a way to adjust the clutch. The adjustment would allow for the pressure plate fingers to be pushed in further, which should free up the clutch disk.