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Yes, my friend found the caliper pivoted to the point it was hitting the rim.
I'll have him check to see if he has any paperwork from the original owner he purchased the car from a number of years ago, to see if he has a receipt for brake work. The original owner told him they only took it to the dealer here in town where they bought it when it would need work done on it.
I can see where the bean counters got into the mix on how these were put together in the later years. Having only one bolt to torque when installing the brake caliper vs two would save a lot of time on the assembly line. Knowing Toyota, these brakes are probably used across various models so saving that time multiplied by thousands of cars adds up.
I strongly suspect it might have been a dealer cutting corners when working on the brakes though.
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Scott
'78 SC mit Sportomatic - Sold
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