General: Only jerks use hydraulic brakes

Not really, but I wish people would stop. I'm trying to bleed my friends disc brakes, and I could use some help. When he brought the bike over they didn't work at all. The front one just squeaked. The rear would slow you down, but not really. I bled the front according to the directions. When I screwed the inside pad in, I can still pull the lever into the bar and the brakes barely grab. If I screw the inside pad in a lot farther I can feel that the brake actually grabs now, but obviously I can't leave the inside pad pressing against the disc like that all the time. Is there something I'm missing? The brakes are Coda Experts. I didn't think hydraulic brakes sprung back, but when I let go of the lever, the outside pad, the one against the piston, pulls back. I assumed each time I squeezed the lever that the pad would move in further and stay there. These brakes don't have a reservoir like other brakes do, so maybe that's why they're so difficult? I tried hooking up the syringe with the fluid to the screw on the lever, opening it, and pumping more fluid in with the screw on the caliper closed, but that didn't help either. I think the problem could also be solved if I put some more washers between the caliper and the fork mounts. That would move the piston closer to the disc, and I could just screw the other pad in farther?? Alright, hope someone can help!

and I know how to clean up rims when they squeak, what about disc brakes? Should I try to clean the calipers with alcohol and rough up the pads a little?

This happened to me once so I bought some bb7 mechanical discs and called it a day. I usually run v-brakes during the dry season and the bb7s during the wet season. Sorry upthemaiden, I'm useless.