I would try jacking both front tires in the air to take the weight off of the tires, crank the engine, and turn the steering wheel back and forth, back and forth, etc several times. If the problem is air in the system, hopefully this will bleed the air out.

95 Contour Zetec, ATX (wrecked, sitting in the barn) 95 Mystique Zetec, MTX 2000 Taurus SEL 3.0L Duratec 1994 Crown Victoria LX 4.6 V8 1993 Chevy Silverado 4.3 V6