[Iceman16]

Just did mine, to get the job completed I followed the following steps.

1. Remove the nut from the end of the parking brake rod, and slide the rod forward.

2. Next remove the three nuts from the bottom plate of the parking brake assembly and remove that plate.

3. Remove the top middle nut from the upper plate, this will allow the upper plate to be removed along with the adjustment screw still in place.

4. Now that all that stuff is out of the way remove the four large bolts that run through the universal joint, brake rotor assembly. Pull the drive shaft towards the transmission and then rotate the brake rotor upward out of the way.

5. Remove the old pads, replace with new ones and reverse the procedure for reassembly.

Good luck the four large bolts are a pain to get off and put back on.

This may not be the recommended procedure but, was the only solution that worked to get the rear pad out for me.