MG Car Repair: Clutch Bleed Valve, austin healey sprite, rubber plugs


Question
I have a 68 Austin Healey Sprite. I havent been able to locate it yet, but I seem to have a leak in my clutch's hydraulic line. I had been keeping the reservoir topped off, but after a lapse, it went empty on me. I figured no big, filled it up again and attempted to bleed the line. Small problem, I cant find the bleed valve on the slave cylinder. I know it is the slave cylinder, since the rod moves slightly when i press the clutch, but I cant find anything on it that looks like a valve or a bleedscrew. I have looked through my repair manuals and all over the internet, unfortunately, all I can find is that it is supposed to exist, but not where it is. The few diagrams or photos of the slave I can find either not note where the bleed valve is or are for a different model altogether. Thank you in advance for any help, cause it really sucks that something so small is keeping me from enjoying my ride.

Answer
Hi Ben,
The bleeder is next to where the line connects to the slave cylinder. Some people just take the two bolts out holding the slave cylinder to the bell housing to gain access to the bleeder (this way they can hold the bleeder up when bleeding and see if you can access it through one of the rubber plugs in the tunnel inside the car.
Howard