I would suggest you figure out why the master won't bleed..seems the
classic case of clutch not disengaging as opposed to a transmission
problem. Try not using the mityvac. Have someone depress the pedal and
you simply crack the bleeder, close bleeder, pump pedal a couple
times..repeat till nothing but fluid comes out. If you never get to that
point, repl stuff...

Daryl of AA Transaxle
Duvall, WA. (Seattle area)
(425) 788-4070
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>And then: Gear shift problem
>
>I am unable to shift the trransmission into 1st and reverse without
severe
>grinding, 1st gear a little easier, both while the engine runs and
clutch is
>depressed. Could it be my clutch is not disengaging completely?? I felt
a
>lot more play in the pedal, then did this:
>I checked the fluid in the master cylinder: All kosher, right at the max
>mark. Then I went about bleeding at the slave cylinder bleed screw on
top of
>transmission. I did this with a Mity Vac, and I seemed to be getting a
lot
>of air bubbles, and very little fluid. ?. I think the Mity Vac way isn't
all
>that, even with the right adapter, and I need to bestow some passive
>aggressiveness on my buddy to help me do it old school. Until then.
>But: I pumped the clutch pedal a bunch of times, with the bleeder screw
open
>and a hose attached to it with a little jar. I pumped and pumped, but
there
>was hardly any brake fluid coming out of the bleed screw. And the level
in
>the reservoir did not go down, not a hair's breadth. Fishy, I'm
thinking.
>
>You guys think I should replace the master and slave cyls? Slave cyl is
>about 11/2 yrs old. Do I need a trans rebuild, or just the proper
Redline
>lubricant?