[pjm1]

I have a stupid question here - I apologize... In some books and threads, I've read that to get your brake rotors spinning freely (such as when you want to adjust your parking brake), you can use a screwdriver to pry the brake pads away from the rotor. I think - but I'm not sure at all - that the best place to do this is from the outside of the caliper with the screwdriver pointing in towards the axle. In one of my rear brakes, I was able to get one pad away pretty easily but the other i can't seem to get a screwdriver between the rotor and pad. And when i spin the wheel, you can tell there's definitely some resistance from that brake pad. Here's a picture of where I'm trying to do this:



Does anyone have a suggestion for how to get that brake pad from rubbing on the rotor? I think I shouldn't use too much force on the screwdriver as I don't want to damage anything. Again, sorry for such a basic question and thank you very much for your help!

Pete