'03 Camry rear brake caliper removal

[Brown757]

Greetings,
Doing a complete brake job on a 2003 Camry XLE Made in Japan.
Breezed through the front but unclear as to how the rear caliper comes free from the backplate. I see it is a bolt on the bottom but how about the top? What is the hardware under the rubber dust cover? It seems to have no bolthead. Can I just take the caliper along with the backplate?
TIA

[TRD VVTi]

Originally Posted by Brown757

Greetings,
Doing a complete brake job on a 2003 Camry XLE Made in Japan.
Breezed through the front but unclear as to how the rear caliper comes free from the backplate. I see it is a bolt on the bottom but how about the top? What is the hardware under the rubber dust cover? It seems to have no bolthead. Can I just take the caliper along with the backplate?
TIA

Welcome to TN.

You can USUALLY find information by using the search feature. I did that for you and came up with a thread that has an exact write up with pictures.

Here is a link to the thread: http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/t195234.html

It's a really great write up and should answer any of the questions you have. If not, ask away.

To anyone that wants to reply after me, complaining that I told ANOTHER person to use the search function - You let this thread sit here for 2 days without any helpful information provided by you...

[jalcom]

TRD, why are you telling yet another member to use TN's super nifty search function that finds answers to almost 90% of every question posted??

[TRD VVTi]

Originally Posted by jalcom

TRD, why are you telling yet another member to use TN's super nifty search function that finds answers to almost 90% of every question posted??

Satan makes me do it.

[jalcom]

^LOL! Good one!

[Brown757]

Thanks all. Found that the rubber seal for the caliper slide pin was torn and caliper is froze to pin. Unable to free up so now in search of new caliper and plate. Brown757

[TRD VVTi]

Using Sil-Glide or anti seize on the slides/pins will help to keep them from sticking in the future.