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I was going to bleed the clutch today after master replacement, and found the bleed nipple pointed right into the frame rail. I have a 5 speed conversion, not sure what kind it is, attached is a pic. Anyhow, can a person bleed the clutch slave with it not installed?
 
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I'll go with no. with the 1500 at least the pressure of the clutch plate is what holds the slave in. However with mine I have been able to bleed it from the master end - air flows up. so, you may need to "hang" the Slave so that there is no place for air to pool, and pump it from the top.

alternative would be a speed bleeder then you wouldn't require a hose.
 
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You could remove the slave and then devise a means to keep the slave cylinder piston completely pressed down in the bore, and then bleed it. But that sounds like a lot of work. I usually bleed it in place and clean up the mess afterwards since there is no room to get a hose over that bleed nipple. My cars have a Rivergate 5-speed adapter but use a spridget slave cylinder in the rivergate adapter cradle. Not really the best design, but it works.
 
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