You had the engine out? 'CAuse it sounds like the throwout bearing is either broken, or not correctly mounted on ther ZF nose. The anti-rattle spring should hold it in position during assembly. Its possible the shift linkage is not aligned correctly- the procedure is in your REd Owners Manual and works if you follow it exactly. Other possibilities are lots of air in the hydraulics, a blown-0out clutch master or slave... quite a few possibilities. I'd first check shifter alignment.
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