Vacuum pumps on the bleed screws on the Contour suck 'cuz they leak air around the threads.
However I disagree about the 'can't do it alone': The clutch is a breeze. Using a stick to hold down the clutch.. You pump the clutch a LOT then at the last stroke down use the stick to hold it down... Then jump out and open the bled screw at the tranny. The fluid will rush out down the tube to a bottle, and then you close the bleeder, go back and pump the clutch again and repeat the whole thing like 4 times and the clutch is great. The last time I open the bleeder I close it before the pressure is completely gone so I am SURE no air gets in.
The brakes also alone. The bleeder open, pump the brake pedal a lot of times forcing the fluid out and clean in, then the fluid will still come out by gravity and the final couple of inches of fluid out the tube on the b;eeder, I let go by gravity, then close and open to get that last tiny tiny bubble out of the bleeder and done.
