Originally Posted by
glover
Hi. I did not bleed the brakes. Pushing the calliper pistons back in I assumed that no air would enter. I merely took the cap off the fluid reservoir to allow fluid movement, which did rise as a result of the newer thicker brake pads. Do you think air could have been entrained somehow and that bleeding could rectify the problem?
Bleed the brakes. It's the easiest / cheapest first step and likely the fix to the issue. I had same issue and bleeding the brakes fixed the problem. Good luck.