Spongy brakes after Brake pads and shoes change

[anwar bham]

Today i changed the front discs and the pads in the car i drove it 10 meters and it was fine didn't feel spongy.

then i changed the rear shoes but there was a spring at the bottom of the shoes that was a B**ch to take off and put back on you need to be hercules.

when i tried to put the spring back i managed to pull out the rubber seal on the rear brake piston and brake fluid spilled. i put the seal back on and there was no damage to the seal.

any way this happened on both rear drums.
now when i took the car for a drive the brake pedal goes all the way down and feels spongy and i have to pump the brake like a B***ch to stop the car.

is this normal because the pads have not bed in yet or do you think there is air in the system and i have to bleed the brakes.
if i have to bleed it do you reckon RAC will do it as i have a membership with them. I have to be at work tomorrow and i don't think any garages are open.

My car is a Seat ibiza mk2
1.4 8Valve
had the VW calipers
99 year model

 

[techie]

You will need to bleed the brakes now.

 

[andycupra]

at the very least there is air in there.
but also potneital you have damaged the seals?
are they leaking?

 

[anwar bham]

no they not leaking ive checked the fluid level

i guess il have to bleed them tomorrow

 

[M1KEH]

Yep they will need bleeding. YOu should bleed all four corners now as air could have got in anywhere.

 

[anwar bham]

Ive got a one man bleed kit that you hook up to a spare tyre and it pushes the air out and new fluid in .


will i need to do all 4 brakes or will this remove air out of the systems from just one bleed valve

 

[techie]

All four starting at the furthest away from the master cylinder working forward.

 

[anwar bham]

cheers used a pressure bleeder brakes now work . stops like a tank