Brakes

You should not really have disturbed the hydraulics by fitting new pads. Have you pumped them several times to get the pistons out of the callipers? If so they should feel no different to before. You may have another problem. It sounds as if you have tried to bleed them already but possibly incorrectly. You do know that you have to stop air being sucked into the plumbing when the pedal is released?

Huw

A clue as to what the vehicle is may help too.

Lee D

Why? Brake callipers and pads are much of a muchness aren't they?

Huw

Given the daft things Landrover used to do with Series brakes to make them impossible to bleed, no.

Alex

Sounds like undersize brake pads on oversize drums if you did n't disturb the hydraulics.

Shoes on drums, pads on discs.

-- Mark.

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Some calipers have 3 nipples of which 1 usually hides behind a load of crud. I've spent a few hours trying to bleed not knowning this.

Lee D

Series used drums. In fact drums were and are still used on the rear of some Defenders but he interfered not with drums. In fact he should not have interfered with anything just by changing the pads. I've certainly never had to bleed brakes after a simple pad change.

Huw