MG Car Repair: Midget, no clutch peddle, slave cylinder, dot 4

Question
Hello howard,
I have a 1969 Midget 1275cc.  It has been sitting for over a year. The engine starts fine. I bled the brakes and clutch but the clutch peddle is soft and does not engage. I topped off fluid (DOT 4), bled line yet no peddle.  I did same, waited overnight, tested peddle (nothing) repeated process but to no avail.  There is no leak of fluid in the system.  I rebuilt the slave four years ago and the car ran fine then. The car has less than 50 miles on it since then.

Answer
Hi Rick,
Try one more type of bleed. Remove about half of the fluid in the master cylinder and Go down to the slave cylinder and with a pry bar, force the arm and rod back into the slave cylinder all the way very hard and fast. This forces much of the fluid back into the reservoir. (and any air in the system) Now, pump the pedal very slowly down and very-very slowly up. The reason you must let the pedal up slowly is because sometimes it is much easier for air it go in around the main seal then it is for new fluid to go down from the reservoir into the mastercylinder.
If this don't work you either need to rebuild the master cylinder or purchase a new one.
Let me know,
Howard