yella
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finished work today and got into the disco, selected reverse which i thought struggled to go in, but put it down to my laziness, reversed out of the bay and went to put it in first, couldn't get it in gear. switched of the engine, put it in first and drove home without a clutch. got home, lifted the bonnet and lo and behold, no clutch fluid in the reservoir. went down the garage(40'x10') got some clutch fluid and topped it up. shouted the significant other and asked give us a hand to bleed the clutch. righty ho she says, sitting in the drivers seat and adjusting it so she can reach(only4'7") i slack off the bleed nipple and say "press the clutch down", nothing comes out. i tighten the nipple and say"off", slack the nipple again and say"down" nothing again.tighten the nipple, say"off" suddenly out of the corner of my eye i see the throttle linkeage move. say to her "clutch not the throttle". oops sorry she says. "give me strength" i think quietly to myself.anyway, finally bleed the clutch and take it for a spin. everything is rosy. problem is what happenred to the original fluid. no leaks no fluid anywhere and now the clutch is fine.