Greetings, Ari
I read your comments regarding "attitude" with interest, and, of course, the comments to which you referred. I've found that almost everyone who posts to a forum like this one has an agenda in the shadows, and frequently a humorous approach to the question at hand which needs some lead-in to avoid the comment being the way that you saw it. Sadly, the most useful reply (in my opinion) to your comments about the pad replacement didn't appear at all, and it's one which you've probably seen many times here, and it just didn't register this time, to wit: check the FAQs. There's a great dissertation on brake pad replacement right there, as there is for almost any maintenance procedure one can think of. My advice is thus: (and it's easy for an older, retired dude to offer): take some time to become familiar, or re-acquainted, with the FAQ, and how to ferret out the information therein. The faster you can zero in on the information available, the less time spent on your back under the vehicle, or rapping your head on the edge of the hood.
Now sit back and watch what sort of response we get for THAT bag of wind.
Regards,
Garth.