T56 clutch bleeding

[Zedn]

Hi All,

Tonight i put fluid in my brakes and clutch for the first time.

I did the brakes and bled them and they worked ok except for a small leak in one of the connections. I bench bled the master for the brakes prior to hooking up the lines.

When i came to the do the clutch i had a bit of a disaster. It is the internal t56 slave cylinder. I stupidly thought the clutch bleed screw was supposed to unscrew up the top of the extension piece. I couldn't get it to turn with out the whole thing turning so decided to take the whole lot out (IDIOT!). It was at this point that i realised it is supposed be one piece. by this stage fluid was running out in the bell housing. Hopefully this fluid hasn't got on the clutch!

After bleeding the clutch the pedal is still light as a feather and not pushing the clutch out. I didn't bleed it for long as there was no air coming out after about 5 goes. Because i had fluid leak into the bell housing when i took the bleed screw out, i now don't know if there is a leak inside or if there is just fluid still running down. Its not spirting out when the pedal is pumped so fingers crossed.

Should the master for the clutch be bench bled? Im wondering if there is still a large amount of air trapped in the master cylinder and thats why it isn't working.

I ran out of time to keep bleeding but I'm thinking tomorrow i will just bleed it heaps and see if i can get anymore air out.

Any opinions? I really hope the slave isn't shot as taking the motor and box out now would be a nightmare considering i put the body on after the engine was in and the whole motor, gearbox and engine bay is painted and polished!