bleeding clutch without speed bleeder
That addresses how to keep it off your clutch. And...
Once you've drained and replaced some fluid, you can route the hose up to the reservoir, pump the pedal for a few minutes and all air will be bled out. As long as there are no leaks at connections, slave, nor master cyl. you'll have a great pedal.
I'd want to remove fluid from the end of a circuit instead of the middle. The slave has dirty fluid in it too.







