I'm replacing the rear brake pads on my japanese made 2002 Toyota Camry SE. I'm having trouble trying to close the caliper (two "bolts" bold the caliper in place but the top bolt is not removable, so it pivots on that top bolt). It appears that the brake pads are too thick but that doesn't make sense. To my knowledge, that top bolt should allow the caliper to move side to side so that it compresses the pads to the rotor, but apparently it's not happening that way. I've already used a c-clamp to compress the caliper's piston and even tried compressing the top pivoting section to see if it might be stuck but it barely moves. The caliper is clips the outer pad by about a millimeter and won't close because of it. The inner pad has enough clearance though since the piston is compressed all the way in. The Haynes shop manual doesn't give any insight either.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Does anyone have any suggestions?