couple of car problems, brake light and tight steering Options

[celicarocker]

ok, my brake light is always on. at first i blamed it on it being super cold, but even when its not cold, its still on. and every once in a while, as far as i can tell its completely random when it happens, i can hear my brakes like grind is the best way to describe it. it only happens every once in a while.

second problem... for about 3 days or so now, when i turn more than a little bit, i really have to pull on the steering wheel. like hard... and unless i straiten it out, it will stay like that, not straighten itself out like its supposed too.

i hope these are both becuase of brake fluid and power steering fluid, but im stupid and dont know how to check either one of those... im having my stepfather (hes a mechanic and owns a shop) do it for me on tuesday night....

[MoralWarfare]

in terms of your steering: I had a VERY similar problem in my celica last week, and it turned out to be my rack knuckle. It was frozen. Cost me 50 bucks (then again, i work at the garage as a gas attendant) for them to remove the knuckle, pry the frozen thing open, lube it, and put it back in. So your problem could be your PS pump, your fluid level, or maybe even this knuckle.