Held in place by two bolts.
First off, What type of vehicle are you working on?
1991 eagle talon
1. Remove the brake hose to caliper bolt from the brake caliper. 2. Remove the brake hose from the brake caliper. 3. Remove and discard the 2 copper brake hose gaskets. These gaskets may be stuck to the brake caliper and/or the brake hose end. 4. Cap or plug the opening in the brake caliper and the brake hose to prevent fluid loss and contamination. 5. Remove the 2 brake caliper pin bolts. Remove the park brake cable from the caliper. 6. Remove the brake caliper from the brake caliper bracket.
in order to remove the rear caliper, you first remove the parking brake cable using a 14mm socket to remove the bolt. After removing the parking brake you can remove the caliper carrier, using a 17mm socket to remove the two caliper carrier bols this allows you to remove the caliper from the rear rotor, you can slide the caliper off of the carrier to remove it completely. to remove the rotor you can use a soft faced mallet and gently tap the inside of it and it should come right off.
Two mounting bolts at rear of caliper - then slide caliper off rotor
To remove the old rear brake pads from a 1990 Mazda Miata, first, lift the car and secure it on jack stands. Remove the rear wheel and locate the brake caliper. Unbolt the caliper using a socket wrench, then slide it off the rotor. Finally, remove the old brake pads from the caliper bracket, noting their orientation for installation of the new pads.
To remove the rear caliper on a 1995 Buick Riviera, start by safely lifting the vehicle and supporting it with jack stands. Remove the wheel to access the caliper, then detach the caliper by unbolting the caliper mounting bolts. After removing the bolts, slide the caliper off the brake rotor, and disconnect the brake line if necessary. Finally, support the caliper with a bungee cord or similar tool to avoid straining the brake line.
Remove rear wheels Loosen brake lines - but do not toally remove Loosen and remove 2 caliper mounting bolts remove brake line
Lift the vehicle, remove the tire, remove the brake shoe/caliper, and remove the old brake pad. Put in a new brake pad, replace the brake shoe/caliper, replace the tire, and lower the vehicle.
Lift the car, remove the tire, remove the brake shoe/caliper and remove the old brake pad. Put in the new brake pad, replace the brake shoe/caliper, replace the tire, and lower the car.
loosen up the rear axle nut and loosen up the axle adjusters so the rear wheel moves forward, Now remove rear brake caliper from rear brake caliper mount and the remove rear axle and lower rear wheel and slide belt off rear pully. and remove the rear wheel. http://www.ronincycleparts.com
To remove the rear brake calipers on a 2009 Dodge Journey, start by safely lifting the vehicle and removing the rear wheels. Next, locate the caliper mounting bolts on the back of the caliper and use a socket wrench to remove them. Carefully slide the caliper off the brake rotor, supporting it to avoid putting stress on the brake line. Finally, secure the caliper with a bungee cord or similar to prevent it from hanging by the brake line while you work.
Front or rear, remove wheel, remove caliper, remove caliper bracket, remove rotor.
remove the 2 18mm bolts off the caliper bracket, remove caliper, slide off rotor