Okay..if you guys remember i was having problems putting on my front brakes. So i opened the resovoir, removed the brake pad, and then pushed the pistons back to their original positions. Will i need to do some brake bleeding now? If i do...can anyone give me a quick rundown?

Thanks

when i changed my brake pads i did not have to bleed them i just stuck the new ones in and that was it

i do not think you will have to bleed them unless you got an air bubble in the brake line

Nah, you shouldn;t need to bleed after that.
Think, WHERE would air have got into the system during this operation?

if the resevoir level got below empty then you might need to bleed, but that is unlikely as you were forcing fluid out of the
caliper into the resevoir.

I have never had to bleed the brakes from just changing brake pads so I doubt you need to.  To be certain, try pulling the brake, if it feels mushy and pulls all the way back very easily, you need to bleed them.  Then take it for a short ride around the block, if you get the piss scared out of you when you try to stop, then you need to bleed them.  Otherwise, don't worry about it.

If you're changing your pads, you might want to take this chance to also change your brake fluid if you haven't done it in a while.  There should be a how-to on changing brake fluid somewhere around here....

Hi there,
As others have mentioned, just replacing the brake pads doesn't necessarily require bleeding of the brake system, but if you opened the bleeder valve at all to be able to force the pads back into the caliper after your lever-squeezing incident, I would definitely bleed the brakes.
Also, it can only be a GOOD thing to replace the old fluid anyway, since it may not have been done in years.
You can do a search on the site to find advice on bleeding the brakes, which is not hard to do, but is very critical.
To replace the fluid, you bleed the brakes and replace the fluid as you go (without letting the master cylinder cup get empty!!!) and when you see fresh fluid coming out of the bleeded after a bunch of pumping and refilling cycles, then you are done.
I'm too busy with work to go into lots of detail right now, but can help later this weekend if you need more assistance.
Good luck,
Todd

thats awesome guys..i was afraid i would have to bleed the brakes.

The fluid looks pretty fresh to me so i'm not too worried about flushing it right now. I'll give it another year

Thanks again.

Hey Banner,
One last word...
These are your BRAKES man.
Since you did work on them, and I think you said you opened up the bleeder to get the pads back in to the caliper, I would TAKE THE TIME to bleed them to be SURE there is no air in the lines.
It is your life at stake here.
Bleeding brakes is easy and should not be skipped here.
Better safe than stupid or dead.
Best wishes,
Todd