If the the bleeder is begond repair and vise grips will break it
off, you mat be able to bleed it at the line going into the
slave Cyl.  There is a few tricks to this, and I've done this in
a pinch on brakes....

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          86-SS Syncro
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
                                   92-Jetta GWC
            www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm

On Thu, 27 Nov 2003, Laurence Smith wrote:

> Stripping the bleed valve on the slave is quite common.  You'll need
> to get a new slave cylinder.
>
> - Laurence
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List
> > [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> > Of Wesley Alden Pegden
> > Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 5:05 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: help needed quick! Bleeding Clutch...
> >
> >
> > Guys,
> > I just replaced my clutch master cylinder---but when I went
> > to bleed the
> > system, I found that the valve on the slave cylinder appears to be
> > stripped.  So I don't know how I can bleed the system.  Any
> > bright ideas?
> > I don't have a vise grip anywhere near that size (7mm or
> > so).  I really
> > don't want to replace the slave cylinder just because of
> > this.  I'm also
> > driving back to chicago on saturday (from pittsburgh) so I
> > need to do
> > something FAST.
> >
> > Any help would be hugely appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks so much,
> > wes
> >
>