so, my brakes are making weird noises, exactly like the noise when they are worn, but I checked them the other day and they appear to be pretty much new in amount left on the pad, what else could it be? any ideas/comments would be greatly appreciated

 

Were the pads greased when installed?

 

idk, i re greased them today though

 

also, when I was under I noticed the tie rod was bent, which is probably causing my slight alignment issues, could this be involved in the squeeky brakes? and If I were to replace this would it be best two order two new ones or just get a new oem right tie rod, here is a picture it is the outer tie rod?

 

could it be anything else besides the brakes? it only makes the noise sometimes