front brakes problem

[Chris]

Matey if your that unsure dont touch them get someone who know's to look at them for you.

+1 if you're not sure then don't touch them. get someone who knows what they're doing and watch and learn from them.

If they were binding they'd more likely be hotter than usual and you're bike would feel slower as you'd effectively be riding with the brakes on 

You shouldn't need to take off the calipers to remove the pads to check for wear either 

Having to pump the brake means the pads aren't coming into contact with the discs straight away, this combined with the squeeling you've mentioned would indicate to me that your pads are worn and need changed. Or than you don't have enough fluid in the system, either because of a leak or the reservoir not being filled enough when new pads were put in last.

Chris