You should be able to tell the difference between worn brake pads and squeaky brakes. Worn brake pads sound absolutely horrid as the metal grinds together. pcgarner's walkthrough is pretty much comprehensive on changing brake pads. But a Haynes manual (if they make one) has pictures which are always useful.
Take it for a free brake check, find out what the problem is, then I'm sure someone here will have the answers on how to sort it out. |