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You dont remove the caliper you remove the 2 pins going thru the back of the caliper that hold the brakes in. once you do that depress the calipers and pull the brake pads right out the back. its that simple.

Thanks for the get info, has to be the easiest brake job i've ever done.

Thank You you are totally correct. I was about to disconnect the fluid line and remove the caliper when I decided to do a little investigation. I am glade I read all the answers. The only suggestion I do have is to purchase new pins and replace them when you replace the brake pads. Mine were pretty rusty and pitted. I may go back and replace them if the pins are available. I did remove the two bolts holding the caliper so I could get a better angle to compress the pucks. I do not believe I would have had to do this if I had a smaller C-clamp to use to compress the brake pad pucks. On the drivers side rear I left the caliper on and compressed the puck with a screw driver being careful not to damage the seal. Make sure you remove the brake fluid reservoir cap and keep an eye on the fluid level. You do not want to over flow the reservoir when compressing the pucks as the fluid returns to the reservoir. You may have to remove some brake fluid as you continue to compress the pucks .Thank You for your instructions they worked out great and saved me time and unnecessary steps. Removing the calipers would have meant some fluid loss and bleeding the air from the caliper once reinstalled. You made me a happy guy : ) and allowed me to enjoy more of my sunny spring Saturday with my girl.

Agreed. You do not have to remove the caliper. Drive the pins out, pull the pads and the pistons are EASILIY able to be pushed back into the caliper..... even on my '03 with 195K miles doing the first rear pad replacement. Don't hassel with opening up the brake lines & having to bleed etc.

Thanks for the advice... It saved me a ton of time !! I spent more time searching the web than actually doing the brake job...