300tdi gearbox and clutch change problems

Hi all, I've just replaced the gearbox and transfer box on my discovery 300tdi, and I thought while I was there I might aswell do the clutch, it's all bolted back together but I can't seem to bleed the clutch properly. I have put the slave cylinder on after the box was bolted up but left the slave cylinder rod clipped on the fork and then pushed it into the slave when bolting it on should this be ok? I have bled the system and there feels to be resistance in the pedal, it's not staying on the floor and it does return but its not engaging the clutch as it won't go into gear, it doesn't feel as if its rock hard so I'm assuming the rod is still connected to the fork as it should be. Does anyone know any tips for bleeding the clutch? Does it have to be pressure bled?

Thanks

some times pressure bleeding can help !!!

it should be possible to bleed by hand ive never found one yet that couldnt , try locking bleed nipple before letting pedal up and opening when pressing pedal down ,if fluid in reservoir splashes back when pedal pumped you may need new master cylinder

I am having a similar problem with mine at the moment.
Did you find another fault or damage ??
Or was it the bleed corrected the issue ??