Alright i cant find anything thats quite answerig my question to my satisfaction.

But my clutch has been sticking on the way up, so i'm in the process of replacing master and slave cylinder, went ahead and threw in the full braided line as well.

I bought a master and slave from a member on here and after taking my slave off i noticed it was fully extended and you had to apply pressure to make it retract, and it would spring back out. However the one i purchased is all but 1/16" rectracted, you can pull it out but it feels like the boot is what pulls it back closed.

I realize when the clutch is pressed, fluid is pushed into the cylinder, causing it to expand, but what causes it to retract? Is it by its own suction? Or is this "new" one no good?

There's a spring behind the cylinder that will push the piston back when you push on the rod when off the transmission like that.

But when on the car, the clutch pressure plate diaphragm is going to push it back on disengagement (the clutch doesn't magically hold itself disengaged--there's a lot of pressure pushing back on the cylinder )

Just put it on and bleed the system correctly.
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Here are some how to's:
How to Bleed a Hydraulic Clutch - Team Rip Engineering
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/articles-drivetrain/213503-how-properly-bleed-your-hydraulic-clutch.html
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/articles-drivetrain/60319-how-bleed-your-clutch.html
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