can I bleed just the slave if that's all I changed?

[Chrome_Rush]

So I finally got around to doing the clutch and slave in my 91 2wd 5 speed. Nothing was leaking, so no air ever entered the hydraulic system, and no air should be in the clutch master since there was no fluid loss when I disconnected the line at the slave. I know people have a lot of issues bleeding these back use air gets trapped in the master, but am I safe in assuming since no air is in it now, that as long as I don't let the reservoir go empty and suck in air, I shouldn't have this issue and can just bleed the new slave, making sure to keep the reservoir full? I don't see how air could backtrack up to the master. I'm assuming I can bleed the slave just like a break caliper, have my wife press the clutch after I open the bleeder, close it and have her let the clutch up, repeat until I get good fluid with no air. I would rather not mess with the master if I don't have to, I can't even see it, from the look of it I would have to pull the brake booster out just to get to it in order to unbolted it and turn it to bleed it. If I have to I guess I have too. Doesn't seem that it would be needed with no air in it now though.

 

[Number4]

According to what I've read, it's gravity drain only. Meaning not like a brake system. I have a pistol grip vacuum pump that I plan to use on mine.

 

[Chrome_Rush]

I tried bleeding it with gravity, I got nothing out of it at all after 15 minutes. So I tried the pedal, as soon as we started using the pedal to push the fluid it started to bleed. I got fluid on the second try. Fluid came out for the next 3 tries, then nothing but gurgles. It won't gravity bleed at all. I had no pedal at all. I bleed it and bleed it and got nothing but gurgled air out of the bleeder. I pulled the master out and turned it so the rod faced down and worked the rod with it in that orientation while opening and closing the bleeder, as everyone says that's how you get all the air out, must have done it 30 times, not a drop of fluid came out, just gurgles air, and the level in the reservoir didn't drop at all. I saw a procedure on how to bench bleed the master and line outside the vehicle, so I tried that, and still absolutely nothing. I'm thinking the master is bad at this point, it won't build any pressure even with it and the line out of on the bench. It won't build any pressure. I disconnected the line from the master and there was absolutely no fluid in either. Even with the line disconnected from the master, the reservoir remains filled and the master isn't pulling and fluid through. Sound like a bad master? It seems like it will push any fluid or air in the line out fine, but it won't draw in any fluid. I would think even if it was drawing in air it would at least draw in some fluid too but it wont. I'm lost.