[a.graham52]

^x2 about the creeking noise. done it on my car a few times. i always used wd40 cuz im a cheap ass. as for the wearing of pads... iv found that these cars usualy chew the inside pads before the outers. if it was a hose you would have had two bad pads... or two pads that arnt doing any breaking. when something like this happens, go all out: clean rust off of the pads where they contact the brackets, clean rust from behind the tin slides, lube pads where they contact that brackets, verify you can ocmpress the caliper piston, and lastly make sure your caliper slides are in working order.