Sound like your pedal just needs some greasing at the pivot point.. same as a squeaky door hinge. Sometimes new brakes need time to "mate" together before they really stick like they should, but this process usually only takes like 5-50 miles depending on use of the brakes in that time. You may need to purchase better quality pads as stated. If the friction material isn't sticky enough, then it requires you to press the pedal harder to acquire the same braking distance. It was also stated to upgrade your lines. While that will help some, that doesn't explain why you had a firm pedal before the brake job and then a sudden soft pedal after! Sometimes it takes more than 1 round of bleeding to get the air out. Just like a glass of soda, the air bubbles will stick to the inside lining of a caliper for a while still they are irritated over time to rise to the top at the bleeder. Tapping the caliper/wheel cylinder with the wrench your using for cracking the bleeder is enough to do this. Also, vacuum bleeding isn't always sufficient. This is when a tool is attached to the bleeder and vacuum is applied to suck the old fluid out. it speeds the process up and makes a clean job, but it's common that when you crack the bleeder open that air gets sucked in to the caliper through the threads of the bleeder and right back out through the bleeder tube into the vacuum tool, therefore isn't pulling the fluid out at a good rate. Not enough to disturb bubbles stuck inside the caliper anyway. This is why at last resort you use the 2-person method: one at the bleeder and one pressing the pedal.. this way you blow the bubbles out for sure. Sorry for novel, but I'm trying to bring up all possibilities to help solve this. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/patriot.gif" alt="" />