Installed new front pads only - Spongy pedal ?

[68 & 00 GT]

I finished off my front pads at he track Friday so I had to put in new stock Ford brake pads a few minutes ago. Drove the car, and the pedal is spongy. Drove it around the block, and pumped the pedal and it never seemed to get that much better -

Is there a technique to adjusting my brakes, or could I have gotten air in the line somehow ?

Any ideas what I need to do here ?

 

[HoustonGT]

Hey, im prety sure you need ot just bleed your brakers. Thats the number one cause of a spongy pedal. My braking sucks on my car and i already changed the pads. Im guessing its air in the brake lines, just haven't got around to it.

 

[GT2000JAY]

If you want to make it easy get some speed bleeders for the brakes. You can turn them 1/4 to 1/2 turn and pump the brakes, then tighten them down and put the cap on them. You can also attach a hose to the bleeders and save a mess by running it into a jar.

Steeda sells them: Speed Bleeders

 

[vipergts281]

If you want to make it easy get some speed bleeders for the brakes. You can turn them 1/4 to 1/2 turn and pump the brakes, then tighten them down and put the cap on them. You can also attach a hose to the bleeders and save a mess by running it into a jar.

Steeda sells them: Speed Bleeders

Yes, bleed your brakes. It's easy.

 

[2000GTnoExtras]

Would this work as well?

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/prod...=TOOL&pid=00947746000&tab=description#tablink

 

[68 & 00 GT]

thanks guys it seemed to get better on my way to work this am. If not 100% better by tomorrow I'll bleed them !

 

[J98GT]

You really should bleed them. And after you've bled them, bleed the mater cylinder. Mine were spongy until I bled the MC.