[Excaliber]

Hmmm,,,generally a low pedal condition is indicative of "adjustment". This assumes that you probably have indeed removed the air from the system, therefore pedal does NOT feel "spongy". It's firm, but low on initial thrust. The difference between "spongy" and "firm" can be subtle!

The pads (shoes if you got drum) are to far away from the rotor (drum) and the first part of the brake pedal travel is simply "moving" them into position. Now were talking thousands of an inch here, it's not like you can "see it". On the second stroke, there are "ready" and the pedal engages much earlier.

On the back, by applying the emergency brake, you bring the pads (shoes) into contact. Therefore, when you apply the foot brake there is no initial loss of pad (shoe) travel (or less than before, because the emer brake doesn't affect the front remember) and the pedal is firm right away.

Having the emer brake on while bleeding should not make ANY difference. It only brings the brakes into contact with the rotor and you can do that by simply "pumping" up the brakes.

With disc brakes there is really no way to "adjust" the fronts. The pistons should just slightly back off enough to relieve tension on the rotor but still be close enough to not require "moving" in closer. Jack the wheel up and spin the tires\rotors. You feel ANY drag at all? It should have just a very slight "tension" immediatly after applying the brakes and then tyring to turn the wheel. If not it COULD indicate the pistons are being "sucked" back into their bore to far after pressure is released. A "warped" rotor will casue them to "move away" as it "wobbles", but you would likely feel a strange "pulsation" when applying the brakes if this were the case. Again, this can be very subtle.

Ernie