Hydraulic brakes

[Walkerie]

Hi all,

My brakes (Shimano M335) haven't been very stiff/responsive recently.

I took my front wheel off yesterday to get it onto the car and squeezed the front brake by accident (i've heard that this can't introduce air into the system)

I opened up the pads with a screwdriver carefully and managed to get the wheel back in nicely but now the front break is pretty floppy - it does grab a tiny bit (talking like 5-10% of what it should do, but not enough to actually stop the wheel even when pushing the bike)

Could pumping my brake lever help at all? i've heard that maybe there could have been air that's travelled down from the reservoir and causing the issue.

Or maybe burping them (never tried?) (id really not like to bleed them if possible for now)

Any help would be great, the bike is a 2016/17 voodoo bizango

 

[Walkerie]

Try pumping the brakes for a few mins, it could resolve the lack of braking bite.

Okay so just been on a 14 mile ride with the front brakes not working at all the whole way round. Packed it up in the car, to put in garage and there working again, maybe only 60% capacity but better than 0% what could that indicate? I think I have a slight leak near the resevoir